SK8 2PL

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 2PN 31 m
SK8 2BR 105 m
SK8 1EX 126 m
SK8 2BF 143 m
SK8 2BB 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK8 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 2
Latitude
53.389580
Longitude
-2.204451
British National Grid easting
386,500
British National Grid northing
388,100

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
E00029214
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 028D · E01005774
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 028 · E02001214

Postcode source versions

Explore SK8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
77
Secondary
14
  1. Meadowbank Primary School

    Academy converter

    363 m
  2. Cheadle Village Primary School

    Community school

    826 m
  3. Inscape House School

    Non-maintained special school

    891 m

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
  • Anti social behaviour 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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    763 m

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    886 m

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P88013

    1.4 km

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    2.1 km

  • STOCKPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    1-3 AVONDALE ROAD, EDGELEY, STOCKPORT, SK3 9NX

    ODS code P88632

    2.3 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code P88008

    2.6 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.7 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.7 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    2.7 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    2.7 km

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    3.2 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    3.2 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    3.4 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    3.4 km

  • KINGSWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    720 BURNAGE LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 1UG

    ODS code P84022

    3.4 km

  • BRACONDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    141 BUXTON ROAD, HEAVILEY, STOCKPORT, SK2 6EQ

    ODS code P88031

    3.8 km

  • HEATON NORRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEVIOT CLOSE, HEATON NORRIS, STOCKPORT, SK4 1JX

    ODS code P88011

    3.9 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    4.0 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    4.2 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Queen's Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.2 miles
  • Demmings Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.2 miles
  • Demmings Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles
  • Demmings Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles
  • Valley Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 028D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,029 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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 77 primary and 14 secondary schools. Meadowbank Primary School is the nearest published school at 363 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.