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SK7 1RW

Handforth · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Handforth
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
SK7
Postcode sector
SK7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 3PE 35 m
SK9 3PN 35 m
SK9 3DD 521 m
SK9 3GT 532 m
SK9 3GS 536 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK7 1RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK7
Postcode sector
SK7 1
Latitude
53.350115
Longitude
-2.196495
British National Grid easting
387,017
British National Grid northing
383,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Handforth · E05008629
Parish or community
E04013185
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093830
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 004C · E01018593
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 004 · E02003856

Postcode source versions

Explore SK7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
7

  1. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    846 m

  2. St James' Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Valley School

    Community special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Public order 74
  • Other theft 51
  • Anti social behaviour 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK7 1 residents
7,395

Age bands in SK7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,300 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,058 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,916 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    THE GREEN, WILMSLOW ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, SK9 3HL

    ODS code N81070

    1.2 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

    SMITHY GREEN, HULME HALL ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, SK8 6LU

    ODS code P88007

    1.9 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

    SMITHY GREEN, HULME HALL ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE, SK8 6LU

    ODS code P88025

    1.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    31 BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH, BRAMHALL, STOCKPORT, SK7 2DN

    ODS code P88041

    2.3 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    66 BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH, BRAMHALL, STOCKPORT, SK7 2DY

    ODS code P88015

    2.5 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    3.1 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

    HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88023

    3.1 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

    BRAMHALL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 235 BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH, BRAMHALL, STOCKPORT, SK7 3EP

    ODS code P88016

    3.7 km

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    4.0 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    4.1 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    4.5 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

    399 PORTWAY, WOODHOUSE PK, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 0EP

    ODS code P84048

    4.6 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shopping Centre

    BCT · Handforth Dean

    0.3 miles

  • Commercial Avenue

    BCT · Handforth Dean

    0.5 miles

  • Commercial Avenue

    BCT · Handforth Dean

    0.5 miles

  • BASF

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.5 miles

  • Pointing Dog

    BCT · Gillbent

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 004C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,614 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 846 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.