SK8 1PS postcode in Cheadle, Stockport
SK8 1PS is a postcode in Cheadle, in the Cheadle West & Gatley ward of Stockport. It is in the Cheadle parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SK8 1PS is, and what is near it
- SK8 1PS
- Other postcodes in SK8 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 9 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3941, longitude -2.2188)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SK8 1PS?
- StockportCouncil, for all local services Stockport: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SK8 1PS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Greater ManchesterPolice force area
- CheadleParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Tom Morrison
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SK8 1PS?
Every home and business at SK8 1PS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 10% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SK8 1PS?
BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK8 1PS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SK8 1PS on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SK8 1PS at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SK8 1PS.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Stockport
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SK8 1PS: 3,482 properties in Stockport are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Stockport
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SK8 1PS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SK8 1PS?
Homes in SK8 1 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, up 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £635,000 22 sales
- Semi-detached £477,500 20 sales
- Terraced £342,500 13 sales
- Flat or maisonette £175,000 23 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SK8 district: a typical £374,500 from 747 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SK8 1PS
HM Land Registry records 8 standard sales of homes in SK8 1PS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 2026. The middle price was £118,000, from £110,000 to £125,000. Across SK8 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £350,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £115,000Flat 15, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £125,000Flat 25, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £122,500Flat 19, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £117,000Flat 18, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £110,000Flat 26, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £120,000Flat 23, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £114,500Flat 7, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
- £119,000Flat 15, Larchwood, 6, The Crescent
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SK8 1PS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around SK8 1PS. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Stockport for 2026‑27: £2,619. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,746 (band A) to £4,365 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,201.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 50 (7%) | £1,746 |
| Band B | about 80 (12%) | £2,037 |
| Band C | about 120 (18%) | £2,328 |
| Band D | about 110 (16%) | £2,619 |
| Band E | about 180 (26%) | £3,201 |
| Band F | about 80 (12%) | £3,783 |
| Band G | about 60 (9%) | £4,365 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,238 |
When the homes were built
- 9% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 47% 1919 to 1939
- 21% 1945 to 1964
- 6% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Stockport before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SK8 1PS is in (ONS area E01005773), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest open schools to SK8 1PS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SK8 1PS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SK8 1PS is Gatley Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.
- Gatley Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- East Didsbury Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
- East Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.0 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest White Hart, 69 m away.
More stations near SK8 1PS, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK8 1PS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Cheadle Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 9090 350 mWalk
- Gatley Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 5100 1.1 kmWalk
- Caritas General Practice Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 0161 426 5777 1.7 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SK8 1PS?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SK8 1PS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
- Charge Your Car Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
- Charge Your Car Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest to the centre of SK8 1PS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Cheadle Dental Centre Phone 0161 282 5921 100 mWalk
- Cheadle Village Dental Practice Phone 0161 428 2355 150 mWalk
- Mydentist - High Street - Cheadle Phone 0161 491 1936 300 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SK8 1PS?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- The Alexandra Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 428 3656 400 mWalk
- Pines Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 495 2400 2.3 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SK8 1PS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Cheddle Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 428 5189 400 mWalk
- Ashbourne House - Stockport Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 491 1201 700 mWalk
- Abney Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0333 321 1922 750 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK8 1PS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- High Street Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8am to 7pm; Sat 8:30am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 0161 491 1010 300 mWalk
- Rowlands Pharmacy, 10 Old Hall Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 428 3770 1.0 kmWalk
- Singers Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 0161 428 3047 1.2 kmWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near SK8 1PS?
The nearest vets to the centre of SK8 1PS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Greenbank Veterinary Clinic 1.1 kmWalk
- Vets4Pets 2.1 kmCycle
- Woodcroft Veterinary Hospital Phone +44 161 486 2333 2.4 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SK8 1PS in a conservation area?
The centre of SK8 1PS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SK8 1PS?
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for SK8 1PS. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SK8 1PS
- Ward
- Cheadle West & Gatley
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Cheadle
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Crime and local policing: Find your area on Police.uk
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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