SK9 3BH

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 3BQ 29 m
SK9 3BE 44 m
SK9 3AF 73 m
SK9 3BG 78 m
SK9 3BL 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 3BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3
Latitude
53.344382
Longitude
-2.211024
British National Grid easting
386,048
British National Grid northing
383,073

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

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Moreton Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BH 28 February 2025 £350,000
3, Moreton Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BH 30 January 2025 £344,000
4, Moreton Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3BH 15 April 2024 £368,800

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
38
Secondary
6
  1. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    354 m
  2. Aurora Summerfields School

    Other independent special school

    928 m
  3. The Wilmslow Academy

    Academy converter

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,086
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Public order 116
  • Shoplifting 100
  • Other theft 92
  • Anti social behaviour 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.1% 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
100%
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

11

within 5 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    432 m

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.8 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.8 km

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    2.9 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    3.0 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

  • 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

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    4.2 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    4.8 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

  • The Green

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Handforth Rail Station

    RLY · Handforth

    0.2 miles
  • Handforth Rail Station

    RSE · Handforth

    0.2 miles
  • Handforth Rail Station

    RSE · Handforth

    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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
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 £350,000 from 3 recorded sales in SK9 3BH. 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,086 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 434 events.

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