ST7 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ST7 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ST7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.3%
Gigabit-capable
60.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ST7 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,347 postcodes Ofcom measures in ST7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.9%.
Around 0% of premises in ST7 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 ST7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ST7 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| ST7 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| ST7 1AE | 100% | 62.5% |
| ST7 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| ST7 1AG | 100% | 28.6% |
| ST7 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| ST7 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| ST7 1AN | 100% | 50% |
| ST7 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| ST7 1AQ | 100% | 60.9% |
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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 ST7
Police recorded 64 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ST7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 42.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 | 23.4% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 10.9% |
| Other theft | 6 | 9.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 4.7% |
| Public order | 3 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.6% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.6% |
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 ST7
Based on 637 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ST7 is £220,000, up 5.8% on the previous year (£208,000).
Detached
£315,000
198 sales
Semi-detached
£205,000
272 sales
Terraced
£151,000
139 sales
Flat / maisonette
£114,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in ST7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £337,500 | Detached | Laburnum Close | ST7 1BB |
| 22 May 2026 | £167,500 | Semi-detached | Stonebank Road | ST7 4HQ |
| 22 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Long Lane | ST7 4LQ |
| 20 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Cranberry Lane | ST7 2LG |
| 19 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Farams Road | ST7 3RP |
| 15 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Laurel Drive | ST7 4LP |
| 15 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Cranmer Parkes Close | ST7 2WN |
| 15 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | High Street | ST7 4PR |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Stonebank Road | ST7 4HQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Lawton Road | ST7 2DA |
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 ST7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsager School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,528 | ST7 2HR |
| The King's CofE Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 732 | ST7 1DP |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 445 | ST7 8AP |
| Cranberry Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 434 | ST7 2LE |
| Packmoor Ormiston Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 432 | ST7 4SP |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | Secondary | 11–16 | 394 | ST7 4DL |
| Ravensmead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 317 | ST7 8QD |
| Thursfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 315 | ST7 4JL |
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 ST7
278 rated food businesses operate in ST7. 218 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adventure Clubs Ltd (Pre/After School), Aishah Balti Takeaway, ALDI, ALESSI, Alsager Civic Lunch Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ST7
From a sample of 137 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ST7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
19%
Band D
53%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
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 ST7 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.