Buying a home in SK9 (Cheshire East)
SK9 covers the Alderley Edge, Chelford, Handforth, Mobberley, Wilmslow Dean Row, Wilmslow East, Wilmslow Lacey Green and Wilmslow West and Chorley wards, in Cheshire East.
What the records show in SK9 (Cheshire East): surface water flood risk is medium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked; the British Geological Survey rates soluble rocks (sinkholes) as significant near 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and one postcode we checked is in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Cheshire East.
Land Registry recorded 6 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £857,500.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterMedium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundSoluble rocks (sinkholes) and landslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£857,500 across 6 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK9 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.
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Soluble rocks (sinkholes): significant near 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked
- Landslides: moderate near 1 of the 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.
No historic landfill within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
- Cheshire East (green belt) at SK9 2JA
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
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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 6 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £857,500 and a range of £280,000 to £1,450,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 2 | £1,092,000 |
| Terraced | 2 | £281,500 |
| Detached | 1 | £1,450,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1 | £740,000 |
Crime
Measured around SK9 1AX, near the centre of SK9.
82 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 offences34
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Public order12
- Shoplifting5
- Drugs4
- Other theft4
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Wilmslow Preparatory School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Other independent school · 320 m
- Lacey Green Primary Academy
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.0 km
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 1.2 km
- Gorsey Bank Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.2 km
- Pownall Hall School
Primary · ages 0–11 · Other independent school · 1.2 km
- Wilmslow High School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community school · 710 m
- Aurora Summerfields School
Secondary · ages 5–19 · Other independent special school · 1.3 km
- Willow House School
Secondary · ages 5–14 · Other independent special school · 3.6 km
- Royal School, Manchester
Secondary · ages 4–19 · Non-maintained special school · 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK9 1AX | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK9 5AE | Outside | High | less than 1% | Significant: soluble rocks (sinkholes) | None within 500 m |
| SK9 5DG | Outside | Not checked | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK9 1AE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| SK9 2JA | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK9 1HG | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK9 5DD | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK9 4AA | Outside | High | less than 1% | Low | None 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 SK9 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)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- 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.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)