Buying a home in SK11 (Cheshire East)
SK11 covers the Bollington, Broken Cross and Upton, Chelford, Dane, Dane Valley, Gawsworth, Horton, Macclesfield Central, Macclesfield East, Macclesfield South, Macclesfield West and Ivy and Sutton wards, in Cheshire East and Staffordshire Moorlands.
What the records show in SK11 (Cheshire East): old landfill lies within 500 m of 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 16 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £362,475, and the most common were detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK11
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 1–3% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£362,475 across 16 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK11 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 2 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 6 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 1–3% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Cheshire East was £311,897 in August 2026, up 4.5% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 16 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £362,475 and a range of £130,000 to £867,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 9 | £435,000 |
| Semi-detached | 6 | £280,000 |
| Terraced | 1 | £130,000 |
Crime
Measured around SK11 7UP, near the centre of SK11.
120 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences58
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Other crime11
- Vehicle crime9
- Shoplifting8
- Public order5
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Ivy Bank Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy converter · 340 m
- Park Lane School
Primary and secondary · ages 4–19 · Community special school · 640 m
- Ash Grove Academy
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy converter · 960 m
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.1 km
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy sponsor led · 1.1 km
- The Macclesfield Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 790 m
- All Hallows Catholic College
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 1.2 km
- The Fermain Academy
Secondary · ages 13–16 · Free schools alternative provision · 1.3 km
Cheshire East Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK11 7UP | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| SK11 7HR | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
| SK11 8PW | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| SK11 8UZ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| SK11 8AW | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| SK11 8NU | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| SK11 7GL | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
| SK11 7XA | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate SK11 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)