SK8 4RW

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK8 4RJ 88 m
SK8 4RT 92 m
SK8 4RP 105 m
SK8 4RL 117 m
SK8 4RG 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK8 4RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK8
Postcode sector
SK8 4
Latitude
53.382342
Longitude
-2.229973
British National Grid easting
384,800
British National Grid northing
387,300

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
E00029220
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 028A · E01005767
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
100
Primary
63
Secondary
12
  1. Lum Head Primary School

    Community school

    110 m
  2. North Cheshire Jewish Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    457 m
  3. The Kingsway School

    Academy converter

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK8 4 residents
9,028

Age bands in SK8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,661 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

890 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,080 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,323 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,895 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

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    1.3 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    1.4 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    1.4 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    1.7 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    1.8 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    1.8 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    2.2 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    2.3 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    2.3 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    2.7 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P88013

    3.1 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    3.1 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    3.1 km

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    3.4 km

  • NORTHENDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    489 PALATINE ROAD, NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER, M22 4DH

    ODS code P84012

    3.6 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code P88008

    3.7 km

  • THE MAPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCOUT DRIVE, NEWALL GREEN, MANCHESTER, M23 2SY

    ODS code P84021

    3.8 km

  • BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 BOWLAND ROAD, BAGULEY, MANCHESTER, M23 1JX

    ODS code P84024

    3.9 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    4.0 km

  • STOCKPORT MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88632

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Kingsway School

    BCT · Gatley

    0.3 miles
  • Kingsway

    BCT · Cheadle

    0.3 miles
  • Osborne Grove

    BCT · Heald Green

    0.4 miles
  • Yew Tree Grove

    BCT · Heald Green

    0.4 miles
  • Styal Grove

    BCT · Gatley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 028A, 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

29,118 of 33,755

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

100 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 12 secondary schools. Lum Head Primary School is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 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.