SK9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, in Cheshire East.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SK9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK9, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SK9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SK9 at a rate of 58.4 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 211 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SK9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (965), other crime (514) and shoplifting (245).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SK9 was 57.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SK9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK9 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 004A | 2,373 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.0% |
| Cheshire East 004B | 1,778 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.1% |
| Cheshire East 004C | 1,781 | 130.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.5% |
| Cheshire East 004D | 1,770 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
| Cheshire East 004E | 1,702 | 105.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.2% |
| Cheshire East 004F | 2,049 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.0% |
| Cheshire East 005A | 1,871 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| Cheshire East 005B | 1,948 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| Cheshire East 005C | 1,378 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.3% |
| Cheshire East 005D | 1,584 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Cheshire East 006A | 1,708 | 23.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 64.8% |
| Cheshire East 006B | 1,823 | 48.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.6% |
| Cheshire East 006C | 1,780 | 174.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.4% |
| Cheshire East 006D | 1,552 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| Cheshire East 007F | 1,557 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 49.7% |
| Cheshire East 008A | 1,522 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.2% |
| Cheshire East 008B | 1,611 | 25.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| Cheshire East 008C | 1,970 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Cheshire East 008D | 2,186 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| Cheshire East 012A | 1,784 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.9% |
| Cheshire East 012B | 1,485 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.1% |
| Cheshire East 012C | 1,998 | 111.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.9% |
Your MP
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SK95
Postcode sectors in SK98
Council1
Towns in SK92
Postcode districts next to SK96
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK9 in brief
SK9 is a postcode district covering Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, in Cheshire East.
About 41,293 people lived in SK9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £490,000 in 2025 across 822 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 58.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SK9 was £490,000 in 2025.
SK9 had 39,711 usual residents at the census.
In SK9, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK9, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.