4,373
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
18 · 1.8 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£294,875
Median property price
286
Postcodes
Overview of Handforth
Coordinates53.3475, -2.2136
Postcodes
286
Population (Census)
9,758
Households (Census)
4,373
Recorded crime · Apr '26
18 · 1.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Handforth
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Handforth
Property sales · Handforth
HM Land Registry · Handforth
Average price
£324,314
YoY: -7.1%
Median price: £294,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £449,390
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£527k£393k£260k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Handforth
Crime trends · Handforth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
950
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
7
YoY +250%
ASB
320
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
320
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
320
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY -75%
Demographics in Handforth
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.0%
Other White4.6%
Indian2.3%
Pakistani2.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
+ 2 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
Christian48.2%
No religion39.5%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim4.3%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4920.1%
25–3412.3%
65–749.4%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other20.4%
Any member 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
All members 66+8.3%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Schools in Handforth
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Handforth Grange Primary School
Cheshire East · SK9 3NG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Aurora Summerfields School
Cheshire East · SK9 2GH
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Cheshire East · SK9 3AE
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Handforth
Postcodes in Handforth
SK7 1RASK7 1RFSK8 3JZSK8 6GNSK8 6QESK8 6QHSK8 6QSSK9 2ELSK9 2ENSK9 2EPSK9 2ERSK9 2ESSK9 2ETSK9 2EUSK9 2EWSK9 2EXSK9 2EYSK9 2EZSK9 2GHSK9 2HASK9 2HGSK9 2HHSK9 2HJSK9 2HLSK9 2HNSK9 2HPSK9 2HQSK9 2HWSK9 2HXSK9 2HYSK9 2HZSK9 2JNSK9 2JRSK9 2JWSK9 2LESK9 2NXSK9 2NYSK9 2NZSK9 2PASK9 2PBSK9 2PDSK9 2PESK9 2PFSK9 2PGSK9 2PHSK9 2PJSK9 2PLSK9 2PNSK9 2PPSK9 2PQSK9 2PRSK9 2PSSK9 2PTSK9 2PUSK9 2PWSK9 2PXSK9 2PYSK9 2PZSK9 2RXSK9 2SHSK9 2SNSK9 2SPSK9 2SQSK9 2TASK9 2TBSK9 2TGSK9 2THSK9 2TJSK9 3AASK9 3ABSK9 3ADSK9 3AESK9 3AFSK9 3AGSK9 3AHSK9 3ANSK9 3APSK9 3AQSK9 3ARSK9 3ASSK9 3ATSK9 3AUSK9 3AWSK9 3AXSK9 3AYSK9 3AZSK9 3BASK9 3BBSK9 3BDSK9 3BESK9 3BFSK9 3BGSK9 3BHSK9 3BJSK9 3BLSK9 3BNSK9 3BPSK9 3BQSK9 3BRSK9 3BSSK9 3BTSK9 3BUSK9 3BWSK9 3BXSK9 3BYSK9 3BZSK9 3DASK9 3DBSK9 3DDSK9 3DESK9 3DFSK9 3DGSK9 3DJSK9 3DLSK9 3DNSK9 3DPSK9 3DQSK9 3DRSK9 3DSSK9 3DT