SK9 7QA Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alderley Edge. Region: North West.
Streets
- Alderley Road, Wilmslow: 2 addresses
- Wilmslow Road, Alderley Edge: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ryleys Lane, Alderley Edge: 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 C (28% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- Alderley Edge War Memorial, grade II
- Former Queen's Hotel, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Yesterdays Hotel, Harden Park, Alderley Edge, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 81 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alderley Edge 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 m |
| Wilmslow 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Chelford (Cheshire) 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Station Alderley Edge | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Airport The Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ryleys Lane Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alderley Edge Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cedrics Chemist | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Dental Spa | 120 m |
| Hospital | Macclesfield District General Hospital | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Wythenshawe Police Station | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8.3 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,630 m² | 220 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Philip and St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Philip and St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Chorley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Chorley Old Hall moated site and four fishponds | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Cross at Nether Alderley on the crossroads of Welsh Row and Congleton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Row-of-Trees | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Windmill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Glaze Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Dickens Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| The Clough | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Alderley Road.