SK9 3BD

Handforth · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wilmslow
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 3JN 90 m
SK9 3RR 95 m
SK9 3TE 111 m
SK9 3JX 131 m
SK9 3DE 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3
Latitude
53.354215
Longitude
-2.216796
British National Grid easting
385,667
British National Grid northing
384,168

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
E00093838
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 004B · E01018592
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 004 · E02003856

Postcode source versions

Explore SK9

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Whitehouse, 105, Apartment 10, Spath Lane, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BD 24 February 2025 £193,000
The Whitehouse, 105, Apartment 8, Spath Lane, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BD 18 October 2024 £203,000
The Whitehouse, 105, Apartment 12, Spath Lane, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BD 13 November 2023 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
7
  1. Handforth Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    336 m
  2. Willow House School

    Other independent special school

    580 m
  3. Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)

    Special post 16 institution

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Public order 81
  • Other theft 62
  • Anti social behaviour 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SK9 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
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

18

within 5 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    745 m

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    1.9 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    1.9 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.2 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.2 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    3.5 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code P88015

    3.6 km

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    3.7 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    3.7 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    4.3 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    4.3 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    4.3 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    4.4 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    4.4 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    4.4 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    4.4 km

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    4.6 km

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

  • Pickmere Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.0 miles
  • Spath Lane

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Spath Lane

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Redesmere Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Henbury Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 004B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,468 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

The five-year median is £192,000 from 7 recorded sales in SK9 3BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire East is £303,387 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Handforth Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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