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SK12 1AZ

POSTCODE

SK12 1AZ is a postcode in Poynton West and Adlington.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.3509, -2.1287
OS grid SJ915837 (391,530, 383,788)
IMD England
9/10
#28763
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k
MoM +42% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V9V2C+9G
Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28763
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28763 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in SK12

Police Recorded Crime near SK12 1AZ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SK12 1AZ

Counts are for Poynton West and Adlington electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -18%
32195
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
6
YoY -67%
26166
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

27
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,148
White Brit.95.1%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 2.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,148
Christian57.8%
No religion37.4%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,147
35–4920.4%
50–6419.9%
65–7415.4%
25–348.7%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%

Households

Total households: 492
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
One person: aged 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Single family household, all members 66+12.8%
One person: other8.1%
+ 8 other households · 28.7%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Poynton Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    370 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Bramhall Rail Station

    Rail · North Entrance

    2.5 km straight lineabout 32 min

  • Hazel Grove Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    3.0 km straight lineabout 37 min

Bus stops

  • Clifford Road

    Bus · opp · east

    137 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Clifford Road

    Bus · cnr · west

    148 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hilton Grove

    Bus · cnr · east

    174 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hilton Grove

    Bus · opp · west

    196 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hazelbadge Road

    Bus · cnr · east

    217 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for SK12 1AZ

England
Country
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Poynton West and Adlington
Ward
Manchester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SK12 1AZ
Coordinates
53.3509, -2.1287
Grid reference
SJ915837
Easting
391,530
Northing
383,788
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V9V2C+9G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Poynton
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council Area
Macclesfield E14001347
Constituency
E14001347
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Poynton West and Adlington
Constituency code
E14001347
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Poynton with Worth
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central and Eastern Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 002E E01018665
E01018665
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 002 E02003854
E02003854
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 002E E01018665
E01018665
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 002 E02003854
E02003854
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:36 AM6:11 PM
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SK12 1AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018665 and MSOA E02003854 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 28763
Present — Active
Postcode SK12 1AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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