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SK9 3AJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 3AQ 28 m
SK9 3BJ 78 m
SK9 3UD 108 m
SK9 3BP 120 m
SK9 3UF 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 3AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 September 2001
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3
Latitude
53.342253
Longitude
-2.210532
British National Grid easting
386,080
British National Grid northing
382,836

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Handforth · E05008629
Parish or community
E04013185
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093826
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 004C · E01018593
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 004 · E02003856

Postcode source versions

Explore SK9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
36
Secondary
5

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

    Academy converter

    557 m

  2. The Wilmslow Academy

    Academy converter

    723 m

  3. Aurora Summerfields School

    Other independent special school

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Public order 120
  • Shoplifting 100
  • Other theft 93
  • Anti social behaviour 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK9 3 residents
6,948

Age bands in SK9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,127 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

619 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

1,731 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,759 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,487 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    658 m

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    2.7 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    2.8 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    3.0 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    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

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    3.6 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code P88015

    3.7 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    4.4 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    4.9 km

  • ALDERLEY EDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TALBOT ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7EP

    ODS code N81033

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hallwood Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles

  • Hallwood Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles

  • Peckmill Close

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

  • Peckmill Close

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

  • Benson Walk

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 004C, 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

29,614 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 452 events.

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