# SK9 1BJ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

SK9 1BJ 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 SK9 1BJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [SK9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9) › [SK9 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9-1)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Cheshire East 006C: 175 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **Wilmslow, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **1 of 21 properties in SK9 1BJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at SK9 1BJ**: Superfast for 93.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SK9 1BJ**: Road 66 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **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=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wilmslow Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-preparatory-school-e111477) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wilmslow High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-high-school-e111443) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lacey Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lacey-green-primary-academy-e137450) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Summerfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-summerfields-school-e149594) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Pownall Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pownall-hall-school-e111481) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gorsey Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorsey-bank-primary-school-e143011) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-fulshaw-c-of-e-primary-school-e111287) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Wilmslow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wilmslow-academy-e143156) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £388,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £314,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £455,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £178,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £336,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wilmslow (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (380 m); WELL (890 m); WELL (990 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTIST WILMSLOW (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); WENTWORTH VILLA (DENTAL SURGERY) (890 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m); ALTRINCHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Wilmslow (170 m, Waitrose); Tesco Wilmslow Alderley Rd Express (440 m, Tesco); M&S Wilmslow BP (490 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Wilmslow (680 m, Cook); Co-op Wilmslow - Water Lane (740 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Cheshire East 006C has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 006C was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 12,004th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,780** (2021). Cheshire East 006C had 1,780 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,533rd 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 006C, 90.4% 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.

## SK9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK9 was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 299th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,711** (2021). SK9 had 39,711 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 467th most 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SK9 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: 86.1%** (January 2026). In SK9, 86.1% 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: 53.3297, -2.2277

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

## Your MP

- [Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton): Esther McVey (Conservative), 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=-2.2277,53.3297,SK91BJ

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