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SK9 5QS

Wilmslow West and Chorley · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wilmslow West and Chorley
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK9 5AF 31 m
SK9 5AR 46 m
SK9 5QN 65 m
SK9 5AY 75 m
SK9 5AP 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK9 5QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK9
Postcode sector
SK9 5
Latitude
53.325703
Longitude
-2.235673
British National Grid easting
384,400
British National Grid northing
381,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Wilmslow West and Chorley · E05008658
Parish or community
E04012173
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093873
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 006C · E01018602
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 006 · E02003858

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Wilmslow Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    176 m

  2. Wilmslow High School

    Community school

    546 m

  3. St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    677 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
897
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 352
  • Public order 102
  • Shoplifting 90
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK9 5 residents
5,171

Age bands in SK9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

845 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,133 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,500 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

1,273 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • KENMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    60-62 ALDERLEY ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 1PA

    ODS code N81002

    294 m

  • WILMSLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL LANE, WILMSLOW, SK9 5HX

    ODS code N81086

    329 m

  • ALDERLEY EDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TALBOT ROAD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7EP

    ODS code N81033

    2.8 km

  • HANDFORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81070

    2.8 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    4.9 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P88023

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Alderley Road

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.1 miles

  • Stuart House

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.1 miles

  • Alderley Road

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.1 miles

  • The Coach & Four

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Wilmslow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 006C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,113 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wilmslow Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

897 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 352 events.

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