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SK9 postcode area · Cheshire East

The SK9 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Manchester. Area Scores range from 8 to 99 across them. Every full SK9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SK9 district contains both ends of the scale: Fulshaw Park & Lindow at 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 in England) against Woodhouse Park & Airport at 8, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,600 in Woodhouse Park & Airport to £705,000 in Prestbury & Adlington — a 3.0× gap within the SK9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Manchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,816a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SK9 district

£480,000median home sold over the past year · +14.9% over 5 years · +11.2% over the year · 717 sales
Detached£800,000
Semi-detached£480,000
Terraced£350,000
Flat£183,250
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Fulshaw Park & LindowCheshire East 5100 £627,500
Wilmslow TownCheshire East 9499 £624,615
Prestbury & AdlingtonCheshire East 30796 £705,000
Alderley Edge & ChelfordCheshire East 40394 £520,000
Lacey Green & Wilmslow ParkCheshire East 79388 £400,000
Mobberley, Plumley & High LeghCheshire East 2,34966 £599,950
Handforth & Dean RowCheshire East 3,16554 £325,000
Woodhouse Park & AirportManchester 6,2988 £235,600

People living in SK9 Census 2021

Residents67,361
Median age (est.)46
Density262per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above44%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 23% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors23%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 35% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK9.

M90 M22 SK8 SK10 WA15 SK7 WA16 M23

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.