SK22 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK22 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is SK22?
Broadband & internet speeds in SK22
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
20.6%
Gigabit-capable
20.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the SK22 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 382 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 20.6%.
Around 0.3% of premises in SK22 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SK22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK22 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AH | 95% | 0% |
| SK22 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire East
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SK22
Police recorded 25 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SK22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 13 | 52.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 12.0% |
| Drugs | 2 | 8.0% |
| Other theft | 2 | 8.0% |
| Other crime | 2 | 8.0% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 4.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SK22
Based on 163 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK22 is £270,000, up 2.7% on the previous year (£263,000).
Detached
£456,950
39 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
44 sales
Terraced
£238,000
61 sales
Flat / maisonette
£154,950
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | St Marys Road | SK22 3BW |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | New Street | SK22 4PD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Ravens Leach | SK22 1DE |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Laneside Road | SK22 4LX |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | St Marys Road | SK22 3BW |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Market Street | SK22 4AA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £197,000 | Flat | Slack Lane | SK22 2NJ |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | New Street | SK22 4PE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £221,000 | Terraced | Jodrell Street | SK22 3HJ |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £189,950 | Flat (new build) | Flanders Field Road | SK22 4DF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Cheshire East demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire East district (398,772 residents, 174,854 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 8.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SK22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mills School | Secondary | 11–16 | 692 | SK22 4NR |
| New Mills Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 216 | SK22 4AY |
| Hayfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 178 | SK22 2HB |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 121 | SK22 3BL |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 86 | SK22 4NP |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Primary | 4–11 | 77 | SK22 3JS |
| Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Primary | 4–11 | 65 | SK22 1AT |
| Hague Bar Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 50 | SK22 3AP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SK22
102 rated food businesses operate in SK22. 81 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Tavola Gastronomia Siciliana, Arlo's, Banging Bottles, Beer Shed, Being Outdoors CIC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK22
From a sample of 129 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SK22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
35%
Band D
40%
Band E
16%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cheshire East
Landlines around SK22 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
