SK8 2NS

Cheadle West & Gatley · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Cheadle
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK8 4NY 58 m
SK8 4BS 279 m
SK8 4BY 286 m
SK8 4BU 289 m
SK8 4BZ 302 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK8 2NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 2
Latitude
53.399414
Longitude
-2.233074
British National Grid easting
384,600
British National Grid northing
389,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Stockport · E08000007
Parish or community
E43000161
Westminster constituency
Cheadle · E14001158
Output area
E00029217
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 025A · E01005768
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 025 · E02001211

Postcode source versions

Explore SK8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
72
Secondary
20
  1. Broad Oak Primary School

    Community school

    612 m
  2. Gatley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Parrs Wood High School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK8 2 residents
7,426

Age bands in SK8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,338 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

622 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

2,259 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,036 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

1,165 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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    642 m

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    1.4 km

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    1.5 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BENCHILL ONE STOP MEDICAL CENTRE, 171 BROWNLEY ROAD, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84029

    2.1 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    2.1 km

  • NORTHENDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    489 PALATINE ROAD, NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER, M22 4DH

    ODS code P84012

    2.3 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

    460 DIDSBURY ROAD, HEATON MERSEY, STOCKPORT, SK4 3BT

    ODS code P88008

    2.4 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

    262 STOCKPORT ROAD, CHEADLE HEATH, STOCKPORT, SK3 0RQ

    ODS code P88013

    2.6 km

  • KINGSWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    720 BURNAGE LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 1UG

    ODS code P84022

    2.7 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    3.0 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

    FORUM HEALTH, SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84043

    3.0 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    3.0 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    3.3 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    3.3 km

  • WITHINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WITHINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, 535 WILMSLOW ROAD, MANCHESTER, M20 4BA

    ODS code P84665

    3.5 km

  • DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER

    1 THE AVENUE, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2ER

    ODS code P84678

    3.5 km

  • BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 BOWLAND ROAD, BAGULEY, MANCHESTER, M23 1JX

    ODS code P84024

    3.5 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    3.6 km

  • NORTHERN MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    216 WYTHENSHAWE ROAD, NORTHERN MOOR, MANCHESTER, M23 0PH

    ODS code P84651

    3.6 km

  • LADYBARN GROUP PRACTICE

    54 BRIARFIELD ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 4SS

    ODS code P84017

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tanfield Road

    BCT · East Didsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Riverton Road

    BCT · East Didsbury

    0.3 miles
  • The Barnes

    BCT · Gatley

    0.3 miles
  • The Barnes

    BCT · Gatley

    0.3 miles
  • Broad Oak Lane

    BCT · East Didsbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 025A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,447 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

123 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 20 secondary schools. Broad Oak Primary School is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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