# SK12 1QX: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

SK12 1QX is a postcode in Cheshire East.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire East. Open the map at SK12 1QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [SK12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk12) › [SK12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cheshire East 002C: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **Poynton, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **No property in SK12 1QX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK12 1QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SK12 1QX**: Road 71 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vernon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vernon-primary-school-e135327) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lower Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-park-school-e151153) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141831) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poynton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poynton-high-school-e146387) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Worth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worth-primary-school-e139459) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lostock Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-hall-primary-school-e146402) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £1,140,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £472,960 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2024 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £555,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Poynton (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (190 m); WELL (200 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); PHOENIX DENTAL PRACTICE (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Poynton (220 m, Aldi); Morrisons Poynton (310 m, Morrisons); Waitrose Poynton (360 m, Waitrose); Co-op School Lane (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Cook Poynton (570 m, Cook)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £309,121** (July 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £309,121 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire East 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Cheshire East 002C has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 002C was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). Cheshire East 002C had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 002C, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SK12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £437,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK12 was £437,500 in 2025. Joint 471st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,401** (2021). SK12 had 19,401 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,255th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in SK12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.1%** (January 2026). In SK12, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Centre: 53.3494, -2.1225

Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield): Tim Roca (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1225,53.3494,SK121QX

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