SK9 3FE

Handforth · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 3LQ 8 m
SK9 3LL 53 m
SK9 3HX 75 m
SK9 3LN 78 m
SK9 3QB 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 3FE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3
Latitude
53.349940
Longitude
-2.214776
British National Grid easting
385,800
British National Grid northing
383,692

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
E00093823
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 004D · E01018594
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
62
Primary
41
Secondary
6
  1. Handforth Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    548 m
  3. Willow House School

    Other independent special school

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
887
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 327
  • Public order 102
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Other theft 77
  • Anti social behaviour 63

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    254 m

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.4 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.4 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    2.4 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    2.4 km

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    3.3 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    3.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    3.5 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    3.6 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code P88015

    3.6 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    4.5 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    4.7 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    4.7 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    4.7 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    4.9 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    4.9 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Paddock South

    BCT · Handforth

    0.0 miles
  • Paddock North

    BCT · Handforth

    0.0 miles
  • Clinic

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Clinic

    BCT · Handforth

    0.1 miles
  • Henbury Road

    BCT · Handforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 004D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,726 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Handforth Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 457 m.

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

Recorded crime

887 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 327 events.

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