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SK8 3GW

Heald Green · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Heald Green
Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Cheadle
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK8 3GY 103 m
SK8 3GR 131 m
SK8 3GP 196 m
SK8 3AX 205 m
SK8 1PA 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK8 3GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 3
Latitude
53.380535
Longitude
-2.220748
British National Grid easting
385,413
British National Grid northing
387,097

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Stockport · E08000007
Electoral ward
Heald Green · E05015025
Parish or community
E43000161
Westminster constituency
Cheadle · E14001158
Output area
E00029612
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 036A · E01005844
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 036 · E02001222

Postcode source versions

Explore SK8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
65
Secondary
12

  1. North Cheshire Jewish Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    369 m

  2. Lady Barn House School

    Other independent school

    493 m

  3. North West Hospital School

    Other independent school

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 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 3 residents
13,148

Age bands in SK8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

2,428 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,338 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,328 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

3,201 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

3,077 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    1.3 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    1.3 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    1.5 km

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    1.8 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    2.2 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    2.4 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    2.4 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.5 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.5 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    2.6 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P88013

    2.8 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    2.9 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    2.9 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    3.7 km

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    3.7 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code P88008

    3.7 km

  • STOCKPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88632

    3.8 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    3.9 km

  • NORTHENDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    489 PALATINE ROAD, NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER, M22 4DH

    ODS code P84012

    4.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kingsway

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.2 miles

  • Turnfield Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.2 miles

  • The Downs

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.2 miles

  • Daylesford Road

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles

  • Cheadle Royal Hospital

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 036A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,278 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

103 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 12 secondary schools. North Cheshire Jewish Primary School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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