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SK9 2RU

Handforth · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Handforth
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 2RX 28 m
SK9 2EY 108 m
SK9 3HW 138 m
SK9 2EU 155 m
SK9 3UA 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 2
Latitude
53.342815
Longitude
-2.217745
British National Grid easting
385,600
British National Grid northing
382,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Handforth · E05008629
Parish or community
E04012173
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093781
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 005A · E01018583
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 005 · E02003857

Postcode source versions

Explore SK9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
35
Secondary
5

  1. Aurora Summerfields School

    Other independent special school

    653 m

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

    Academy converter

    795 m

  3. Handforth Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 549
  • Public order 134
  • Shoplifting 100
  • Other theft 92
  • Anti social behaviour 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK9 2 residents
9,505

Age bands in SK9 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,797 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

942 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,515 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,760 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,571 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    582 m

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    2.5 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    2.6 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

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    3.2 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    3.9 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    4.0 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code P88015

    4.1 km

  • ALDERLEY EDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TALBOT ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7EP

    ODS code N81033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dean Drive

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.1 miles

  • Dean Drive

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.1 miles

  • Benson Walk

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

  • Benson Walk

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.3 miles

  • Oakenclough Childrens Centre

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 005A, 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

33,149 of 33,755

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

56 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. Aurora Summerfields School is the nearest published school at 653 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 549 events.

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