Narrow Lane Wardsend, Cheshire East
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (SK10), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24103211.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £423,750 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cheshire East cost £311,897 in August 2026 (+4.5% on a year); private rents averaged £992 a month.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Hope Lane, is 350 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Poynton, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Poynton Park, is about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 121 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Lane Medical Centre, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | £423,750 | £412,500 | £435,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £214,000 | £214,000 | £214,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | £147,000 | £100,000 | £232,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £115,000 | £80,000 | £150,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2016 | EAST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £435,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2013 | EAST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2011 | EAST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2001 | EAST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £232,000 | |
| 14 May 1999 | EAST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2016 | HIGHFIELD SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £412,500 | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | HIGHFIELD SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £214,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2012 | NARROW LANE COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2001 | NARROW LANE COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Detached | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Oct 2001 | THE CROFT SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 17 Sep 1999 | WEST COTTAGE SK10 4NZ | Semi-detached | £80,000 |
House prices and rents in Cheshire East
A typical home in Cheshire East cost £311,897 in August 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £504,698 |
| Semi-detached | £299,120 |
| Terraced | £231,113 |
| Flat or maisonette | £157,592 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £252,798 |
Private renters in Cheshire East paid £992 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £701 |
| Two bedrooms | £905 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,115 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,622 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Flat (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1930-1949 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 22,457 kWh of it on average in 2024, 62% more than the district's 13,830 kWh, and 6,901 kWh of electricity, 77% more than the district's 3,904 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK10 4NZ | 8 | 5,156 kWh | 7 | 18,205 kWh |
| SK10 4NY | 13 | 6,504 kWh | 12 | 23,235 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SK10.
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 street: most are in band G (53% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 350 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Lane Lilac Cottage, Hope Lane, Adlington | Not recorded | Inert | 350 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 112 m and 121 m above sea level (117 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK10 4NY | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SK10 4NZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poynton 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Middlewood 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Adlington (Cheshire) 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moggie Lane Wardsend | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station New Mills | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Poynton Civic Hall Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys High Lane Smart Charge | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | High Lane Medical Centre Good Dec 2016 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Stepping Hill Hospital Requires improvement May 2024 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clumber House Nursing Home Requires improvement Mar 2023 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | New Mills Police Station | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Hollywood Convenience Store, Hardman Street | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Poynton Park 13 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,190 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Icehouse at the site of Poynton Hall, 170m north of Towers Yard Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Icehouse at the site of Poynton Hall, 170m north of Towers Yard Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poynton Coppice | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Adlington Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Rams Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Jepson Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Potters Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Cage Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
1 of the street's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
| Poynton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 54.4 (53.0 in 2025 and 56.9 in 2024); 62.6% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 9.9% AAB or better; progress average |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 39% in 2023) |
| Vernon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.4 km (0.9 miles); the nearest is 630 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Pre-School Ltd SK12 1QA | Sessional day care | 26 | Feb 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| First Steps Kindergarten SK12 1PU | Full day care | 50 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brook House Farm Pre-School Centre SK12 1RQ | Full day care | 50 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Fun Fest Poynton - St Paul's SK12 1LY | Out-of-school day care | 96 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| 8BY8 Football & Sports Course SK12 1NW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Mini V Preschool SK12 1NW | Sessional day care | 32 | Good (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Children's Choice Day Nursery SK12 1RG | Full day care | 56 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Tree Tots Day Nursery Ltd SK12 1RG | Full day care | 52 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Children's Choice Day Nursery SK12 1RB | Full day care | 39 | Mar 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Kids Zone Poynton SK12 1RB | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 108 childminders and 11 home childcarers (nannies) in Cheshire East. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Moggie Lane (1); On or near Narrow Lane (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Moggie Lane · Creakle Drive · Twinkleton Road · Wemmick Place · Alderley Close · Waterloo Road · Wincle Avenue
All the streets in SK10 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.