Thirlmere Macclesfield, Cheshire East
104 addresses across 2 postcodes (SK11), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 24102311.
- Sales: 112 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £340,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 54 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 8, D: 31, E: 10, F: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Macclesfield, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 159 to 175 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £312,000 | £275,000 | £349,950 |
| 2021 | 3 | £375,000 | £267,500 | £385,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £270,000 | £190,000 | £350,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £317,500 | £210,000 | £348,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £285,000 | £275,000 | £297,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £298,950 | £218,500 | £317,500 |
| 2016 | 4 | £236,000 | £172,500 | £272,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £202,500 | £165,000 | £218,750 |
| 2014 | 7 | £204,950 | £172,500 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2025 | 41 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £340,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2024 | 72 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £415,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2023 | 11 SK11 7XY | Semi-detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Oct 2022 | 45 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jul 2022 | 18 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £349,950 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 8 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £312,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 95 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £385,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 4 SK11 7XY | Detached | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 41 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £267,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2020 | 83 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Sep 2020 | 105 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 46 SK11 7YJ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 25 SK11 7XY | Detached | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 81 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 72 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £348,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 123 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £317,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Sep 2019 | 9 SK11 7XY | Other | £880 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jun 2019 | 5 SK11 7XY | Other | £892 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 8 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £205,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Feb 2019 | 52 SK11 7YJ | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2018 | 40 SK11 7YJ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 103 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £285,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 39 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Apr 2018 | 48 SK11 7YJ | Terraced | £297,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 131 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £298,950 | |
| 11 Aug 2017 | 9 SK11 7XY | Detached | £218,500 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Aug 2017 | 105 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £317,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2016 | 119 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £252,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2016 | 107 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £272,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 4 SK11 7XY | Detached | £239,950 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Jun 2016 | 89 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 May 2016 | 5 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £172,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Sep 2015 | 45 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2015 | 25 SK11 7XY | Detached | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 42 SK11 7YJ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2015 | 12 SK11 7XY | Detached | £218,750 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 37 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 49 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Sep 2014 | 48 SK11 7YJ | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 13 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £204,950 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Aug 2014 | 83 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2014 | 30 SK11 7XY | Detached | £187,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Apr 2014 | 1 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £172,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jan 2013 | 15 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Nov 2012 | 109 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £206,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 20 SK11 7XY | Detached | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 81 SK11 7YJ | Detached | £213,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Aug 2011 | 32 SK11 7XY | Semi-detached | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 37 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £182,500 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 2010 | 26 SK11 7XY | Terraced | £181,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
54 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, detached (35); House, semi-detached (14); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1967-1975 (29); 1976-1982 (17); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (41); rented (social) (1).
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 C (35% of about 810 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Garages and open land, Tenby Road, Macclesfield, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK11 7YJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 2 | unlikely |
| SK11 7XY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 104 addresses are between 159 m and 175 m above sea level (168 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK11 7XY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SK11 7YJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Macclesfield 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Prestbury 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Adlington (Cheshire) 25,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Appleby Close Weston | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Macclesfield | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Princes Way Car Park | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | High Street Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Weston Dental Clinic | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Thornton Square - Macclesfield, 182 Thornton Avenue | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,160 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.5 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Springfield Allotment 1,240 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Gawsworth [Old] Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | World Heritage Site | 10 km (6.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Highbirch Wood | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Cock Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Ryle's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Pexhall Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Step Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Park Clough | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 104 | 104 |
None of the street's 104 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Bank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Macclesfield Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Hallows Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ash Grove Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Church of England/Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Gawsworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Parkroyal Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Langdale Close (3); On or near Appleby Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Appleby Close · Langdale Close · Keswick Avenue · Penrith Avenue · Keswick Close · Carlisle Close · Penningtons Lane · Ennerdale · Kenilworth Green · Kenilworth Road · Coniston Way
All the streets in SK11 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.
- 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.