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SK9 3LA

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 3LP 70 m
SK9 3QE 119 m
SK9 3ND 124 m
SK9 3PW 130 m
SK9 3LR 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 3LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 3
Latitude
53.349156
Longitude
-2.210431
British National Grid easting
386,089
British National Grid northing
383,604

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
E00093850
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
61
Primary
40
Secondary
6

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

    Academy converter

    281 m

  2. Handforth Grange Primary School

    Academy converter

    752 m

  3. Willow House School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
896
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 342
  • Public order 104
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Other theft 77
  • Anti social behaviour 64

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.

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

15

within 5 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    317 m

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88007

    2.3 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88025

    2.3 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    2.6 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88041

    3.2 km

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    3.3 km

  • BRAMHALL HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code P88015

    3.4 km

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    3.4 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84048

    3.9 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P88016

    4.4 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

    5.0 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84043

    5.0 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    5.0 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

  • Frontline House

    BCT · Handforth Dean

    0.1 miles

  • Paddock South

    BCT · Handforth

    0.2 miles

  • Pets at Home

    BCT · Handforth Dean

    0.2 miles

  • Clinic

    BCT · 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
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

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

896 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 342 events.

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