# SK9 2QY: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

SK9 2QY 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 2QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [SK9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9) › [SK9 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9-2)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cheshire East 004A: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **Wilmslow, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **No property in SK9 2QY 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=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK9 2QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **Low road and rail noise at SK9 2QY**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **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=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Wilmslow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wilmslow-academy-e143156) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Summerfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-summerfields-school-e149594) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151267) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [Wilmslow Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-preparatory-school-e111477) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wilmslow High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-high-school-e111443) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 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 | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £900,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £518,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £582,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £660,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £277,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WILMSLOW PHARMACY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Wilmslow Dean Row Rd Express (720 m, Tesco); Lidl Lacey Green Wilmslow (740 m, Lidl)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Cheshire East 004A has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 004A was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 3,525th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,373** (2021). Cheshire East 004A had 2,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,592nd 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: 81.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 004A, 81.0% 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: 53.3320, -2.2082

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=-2.2082,53.3320,SK92QY

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