SK9 7RU postcode in Wilmslow, Cheshire East

SK9 7RU is a postcode in Wilmslow, in the Alderley Edge ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Tatton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 4 of 65 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 91% of homes and businesses at SK9 7RU can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £530,000 Homes sold in SK9 7, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Nearest station Alderley Edge 1.3 km in a straight line

Where SK9 7RU is, and what is near it

Map of SK9 7RU and what is near it Map of SK9 7RU: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SK9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SK9 7AR: also in SK9 7SK9 7BG: also in SK9 7SK9 7BH: also in SK9 7SK9 7BQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7DN: also in SK9 7SK9 7DT: also in SK9 7SK9 7DU: also in SK9 7SK9 7DX: also in SK9 7SK9 7DY: also in SK9 7SK9 7DZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7EB: also in SK9 7SK9 7EG: also in SK9 7SK9 7EJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7EN: also in SK9 7SK9 7EP: also in SK9 7SK9 7EQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7ES: also in SK9 7SK9 7ET: also in SK9 7SK9 7EU: also in SK9 7SK9 7EX: also in SK9 7SK9 7EZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7GL: also in SK9 7SK9 7GN: also in SK9 7SK9 7GP: also in SK9 7SK9 7GR: also in SK9 7SK9 7GS: also in SK9 7SK9 7GT: also in SK9 7SK9 7GU: also in SK9 7SK9 7HE: also in SK9 7SK9 7HG: also in SK9 7SK9 7HJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7HL: also in SK9 7SK9 7HR: also in SK9 7SK9 7JP: also in SK9 7SK9 7JS: also in SK9 7SK9 7JT: also in SK9 7SK9 7JX: also in SK9 7SK9 7JY: also in SK9 7SK9 7LA: also in SK9 7SK9 7LQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7LX: also in SK9 7SK9 7LY: also in SK9 7SK9 7NF: also in SK9 7SK9 7NJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7NL: also in SK9 7SK9 7NN: also in SK9 7SK9 7NP: also in SK9 7SK9 7NS: also in SK9 7SK9 7NT: also in SK9 7SK9 7NW: also in SK9 7SK9 7NX: also in SK9 7SK9 7NZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7PD: also in SK9 7SK9 7PE: also in SK9 7SK9 7PF: also in SK9 7SK9 7PG: also in SK9 7SK9 7PJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7PL: also in SK9 7SK9 7PN: also in SK9 7SK9 7PP: also in SK9 7SK9 7PQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7PS: also in SK9 7SK9 7PW: also in SK9 7SK9 7PY: also in SK9 7SK9 7QA: also in SK9 7SK9 7QB: also in SK9 7SK9 7QD: also in SK9 7SK9 7QE: also in SK9 7SK9 7QF: also in SK9 7SK9 7QG: also in SK9 7SK9 7QJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7QL: also in SK9 7SK9 7QN: also in SK9 7SK9 7QP: also in SK9 7SK9 7QQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7QR: also in SK9 7SK9 7QS: also in SK9 7SK9 7QT: also in SK9 7SK9 7QW: also in SK9 7SK9 7RA: also in SK9 7SK9 7RB: also in SK9 7SK9 7RD: also in SK9 7SK9 7RE: also in SK9 7SK9 7RF: also in SK9 7SK9 7RG: also in SK9 7SK9 7RJ: also in SK9 7SK9 7RQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7RT: also in SK9 7SK9 7RW: also in SK9 7SK9 7RX: also in SK9 7SK9 7RY: also in SK9 7SK9 7RZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7SB: also in SK9 7SK9 7SD: also in SK9 7SK9 7SE: also in SK9 7SK9 7SF: also in SK9 7SK9 7SH: also in SK9 7SK9 7SL: also in SK9 7SK9 7SN: also in SK9 7SK9 7SP: also in SK9 7SK9 7SQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7SR: also in SK9 7SK9 7SS: also in SK9 7SK9 7ST: also in SK9 7SK9 7SU: also in SK9 7SK9 7SW: also in SK9 7SK9 7SX: also in SK9 7SK9 7SZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7TF: also in SK9 7SK9 7TG: also in SK9 7SK9 7TH: also in SK9 7SK9 7TQ: also in SK9 7SK9 7UL: also in SK9 7SK9 7UN: also in SK9 7SK9 7UP: also in SK9 7SK9 7UR: also in SK9 7SK9 7US: also in SK9 7SK9 7UT: also in SK9 7SK9 7UU: also in SK9 7SK9 7UX: also in SK9 7SK9 7UY: also in SK9 7SK9 7UZ: also in SK9 7SK9 7XD: also in SK9 7SK9 7XT: also in SK9 7SK9 7YS: also in SK9 7 2 GP practices, 1.8–1.9 kmDavid Lewis School 3.3 kmAlderley Edge SK9 7RU Map of SK9 7RU and what is near it Map of SK9 7RU: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SK9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alderley Edge SK9 7RU
  • SK9 7RU
  • Other postcodes in SK9 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3098, longitude -2.2528)

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 SK9 7RU?

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 SK9 7RU?

Every home and business at SK9 7RU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 91% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK9 7RU 91% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK9 7RU 100% Cheshire East 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 SK9 7RU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SK9 7RU.

Check the bin days for SK9 7RU on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 SK9 7RU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 65 homes and businesses at SK9 7RU. 4 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

65 homes and businesses at SK9 7RU Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 61

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Cheshire East

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SK9 7RU: 5,069 properties in Cheshire East are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire East

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 SK9 7RU 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SK9 7RU?

Homes in SK9 7 sold for a typical £530,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£530,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£570,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £930,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £532,500 30 sales
  • Terraced £460,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £308,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SK9 district: a typical £450,000 from 584 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SK9 7RU

HM Land Registry records 10 standard sales of homes in SK9 7RU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. The middle price was £429,975, from £372,500 to £500,000. Across SK9 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £530,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 2 sales

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

Food hygiene ratings at SK9 7RU

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at SK9 7RU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SK9 7RU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SK9 7RU. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SK9 7RU

Band D in Cheshire East for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £4,910 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,091.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,637
Band Bwithheld£1,909
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,182
Band Dabout 190 (23%)£2,455
Band Eabout 100 (12%)£3,000
Band Fabout 180 (22%)£3,546
Band Gabout 260 (32%)£4,091
Band Habout 60 (7%)£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cheshire East 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 SK9 7RU is in (ONS area E01018572), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 SK9 7RU?

The nearest open schools to SK9 7RU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK9 7RU, and how we find them

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 SK9 7RU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK9 7RU is Alderley Edge Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Alderley Edge Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Wilmslow Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Brook Lane Corner, 162 m away.

More stations near SK9 7RU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SK9 7RU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK9 7RU, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 SK9 7RU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SK9 7RU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SK9 7RU?

The nearest to the centre of SK9 7RU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 SK9 7RU?

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.

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 SK9 7RU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK9 7RU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Brookview Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01625 582328 850 mWalk
  • Cavendish Court Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01625 592830 1.1 kmWalk
  • The Belvedere Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01625 865020 1.1 kmWalk

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 SK9 7RU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK9 7RU, 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.

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 SK9 7RU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK9 7RU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 SK9 7RU in a conservation area?

The centre of SK9 7RU 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 SK9 7RU?

Police.uk records 41 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SK9 7RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Public order7 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SK9 7RU

Ward
Alderley Edge
Parish
Alderley Edge
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wilmslow
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

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SK9 7RW120 mSK9 7SB150 mSK9 7RX150 mSK9 7RZ190 mSK9 7RY200 mSK9 6HJ220 m
All of SK9

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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