SK11 9PX Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Gawsworth. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 G (30% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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: yes, Cheshire East.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Macclesfield 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Prestbury 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Chelford (Cheshire) 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Macclesfield | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Princes Way Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | High Street Surgery | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Weston Dental Clinic | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Macclesfield District General Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk O/S 7 Earls Way - Macclesfield Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Henbury Millennium Green 1.4 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 510 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Birtles Road Allotments 9,320 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm, a scheduled monument, 310 m north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm | Scheduled monument | 310 m north-west |
| Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Gawsworth [Old] Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pexhall Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Pool Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Thornycroft Pools | Lake or reservoir | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Pythorne Wood | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Buck's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Bradley's Clough | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.