SK6 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK6 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.4%
Gigabit-capable
85.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK6 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,252 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.4%.
Around 0% of premises in SK6 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 SK6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK6 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AL | 100% | 98.1% |
| SK6 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| SK6 1AT | 100% | 97.8% |
| SK6 1AW | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in SK6
Based on 615 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK6 is £310,000, up 1.6% on the previous year (£305,000).
Detached
£480,000
144 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
258 sales
Terraced
£250,000
143 sales
Flat / maisonette
£162,000
49 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £122,500 | Flat | Church Lane | SK6 7AY |
| 14 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Andrew Lane | SK6 8HY |
| 12 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Hibbert Lane | SK6 7NN |
| 12 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Higher Bents Lane | SK6 2NB |
| 8 May 2026 | £312,500 | Terraced | Lyme Grove | SK6 4DH |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | The Green | SK6 7HT |
| 8 May 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Cote Green Road | SK6 5EN |
| 8 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Church Lane | SK6 7AY |
| 8 May 2026 | £700,000 | Other | Cote Green Road | SK6 5EN |
| 6 May 2026 | £317,500 | Semi-detached | Harrytown | SK6 3BS |
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 SK6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marple Hall School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,590 | SK6 6LB |
| Werneth School | Secondary | 11–16 | 925 | SK6 3BX |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 792 | SK6 3BU |
| Rose Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 538 | SK6 6DW |
| Arden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 472 | SK6 2EX |
| Romiley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 454 | SK6 4NE |
| Woodley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 384 | SK6 1LH |
| Ludworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 373 | SK6 5DU |
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 SK6
384 rated food businesses operate in SK6. 241 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield House, ABM Catering Limited, Aldi, All Things Nice, Amarelo Brazilian Specialty Coffee.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK6
From a sample of 138 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SK6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
21%
Band D
57%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
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 SK6 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.