SK23 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK23 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK23
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
13.7%
Gigabit-capable
11.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the SK23 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 538 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 11.7%.
Around 0.5% of premises in SK23 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 SK23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK23 0BA | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0BB | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0DA | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0DZ | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0EL | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0EN | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0EQ | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0ER | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0ET | 100% | 0% |
| SK23 0EU | 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 SK23
Police recorded 11 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SK23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 36.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 27.3% |
| Public order | 2 | 18.2% |
| Other theft | 1 | 9.1% |
| Other crime | 1 | 9.1% |
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 SK23
Based on 232 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK23 is £265,000, down 5.4% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£475,000
53 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
76 sales
Terraced
£220,000
81 sales
Flat / maisonette
£129,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Frith View | SK23 9TT |
| 22 May 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | Meadow Close | SK23 7BD |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Grange Park Road | SK23 0LQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £209,000 | Terraced | Buxton Road | SK23 7JE |
| 2 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Laneside Close | SK23 0TS |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Park View Drive | SK23 0LB |
| 1 May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Ivy Cottages | SK23 6EJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Thornbrook Road | SK23 0LT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £259,000 | Semi-detached | Lower Lane | SK23 6BD |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Buxton Road | SK23 7PQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 SK23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 941 | SK23 0TQ |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 495 | SK23 0NL |
| Chinley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 234 | SK23 6DR |
| Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 192 | SK23 7DL |
| Whaley Bridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 142 | SK23 7HX |
| Buxworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | SK23 7NJ |
| Peak School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 86 | SK23 6ES |
| Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 72 | SK23 7PQ |
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 SK23
107 rated food businesses operate in SK23. 93 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al-Madina Indian takeaway, Alderbrook Day Opportunities and Peak School, Aldi, Amore Cafe, August Moon.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK23
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SK23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
27%
Band D
43%
Band E
16%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 SK23 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.