SK11 8DS Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Macclesfield Central. Region: North West.
Streets
- Crompton Road, Macclesfield: 50 addresses
- Pownall Square, Macclesfield: 6 addresses
- Charlton Street, Macclesfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crompton Road, Macclesfield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ALBAN, grade II*
- ALMA MILL, grade II
- CROMPTON ROAD MILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- ALMA MILL, CROMPTON ROAD, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 8DS: up to 24 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- 20 Frances Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8HU: up to 9 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 73 Great King Street, Macclesfield, permissioned (290 m)
- Former Massive Dyeworks, Loney Street, Macclesfield, permissioned (340 m)
- Corner of Newton Street and Henderson Street, Macclesfield, permissioned (350 m)
- Land between 10 and 12 Waterloo Street, Macclesfield, permissioned (360 m)
- Age Concern, New Horizon Centre Henderson Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 6RA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land Near Former Old Kings Head Public House, CHESTERGATE, MACCLESFIELD: up to 45 homes, pending decision (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 58 addresses are between 146 m and 152 m above sea level (149 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Macclesfield 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Prestbury 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Adlington (Cheshire) 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Langford Street Macclesfield | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Macclesfield | 690 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Whalley Hayes Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Surgery | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | Spire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield) | 180 m |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | South Park 16 ha | 860 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest West Park 9.3 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 990 m² | 860 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Alban, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-east. 147 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Alban | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m north |
| Charles Roe House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m east |
| Three early medieval cross shafts in West Park | Scheduled monument | 540 m north |
| Macclesfield Sunday School (Macclesfield Heritage Centre) Roe Street Sunday School | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Bowl barrow in Lavenham Close, Tytherington | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Step Hill | Hill | 790 m east |
| Brunswick Hill | Hill | 890 m east |
| Ryle's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Knight's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Upton Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Shores Clough | Valley | 2.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 58 |
27 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crompton Road.