# SK9 5LG: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

SK9 5LG 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 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [SK9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9) › [SK9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cheshire East 008D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **Wilmslow, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **No property in SK9 5LG 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=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK9 5LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **Low road and rail noise at SK9 5LG**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **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=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gorsey Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorsey-bank-primary-school-e143011) | Primary | 500 m (6 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 | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashdene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashdene-primary-school-e111227) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pownall Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pownall-hall-school-e111481) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wilmslow Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-preparatory-school-e111477) | Independent | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wilmslow High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilmslow-high-school-e111443) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lindow Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindow-community-primary-school-e111031) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £2,600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £624,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £332,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £715,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2024 | £341,640 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (400 m); WELL (910 m)
- Dental practices: WILMSLOW DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m); ALTRINCHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Wilmslow Express Petrol (880 m, Asda); Co-op Wilmslow - Water Lane (930 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Altrincham Road Express Petrol (940 m, Asda)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.2** (2025). Cheshire East 008D has a deprivation score of 2.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 440th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 008D was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 3,158th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,186** (2021). Cheshire East 008D had 2,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,985th 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 008D, 95.5% 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: 53.3242, -2.2509

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=-2.2509,53.3242,SK95LG

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