Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£266,000
Median property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SK9 1BU
Postcode
SK9 1BU
Coordinates
53.3273, -2.2277
Grid reference
SJ849811
Easting
384,933
Northing
381,181
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V8QGC+WW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wilmslow
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
31113
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31113 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 & WalesProperty sales · SK9 1BU
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£264,446
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £266,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £229,950
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£325k£277k£230k
Dec '23May '24Sep '24Jan '25Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SK9 1BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SK9 1BU
Counts are for Wilmslow East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.2%
Other White7.0%
White & Asian2.3%
Pakistani1.9%
White Irish1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 6.9%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4919.2%
25–3412.5%
65–7411.0%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Other20.3%
Any member 66+18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
All members 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
+ 6 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaTatton E14001539
Constituency
E14001539Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Wilmslow East
Constituency code
E14001539
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wilmslow
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire 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 006C E01018602
E01018602MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 006 E02003858
E02003858LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 006C E01018602
E01018602MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 006 E02003858
E02003858Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SK9 1BU 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. IMD England rank: 31113
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018602 and MSOA E02003858 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SK9 1BU 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
Schools near SK9 1BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
51.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 0–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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