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Housing in SK10 4GX

What the homes in SK10 4GX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,540 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (53.2%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SK10 4GXEngland
Detached53.2%22.9%
Semi-detached22.1%31.5%
Terraced21%23%
Purpose-built flat2.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK10 4GX area is above that, at 83.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 50.7% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.

SK10 4GX
84%
England
  • Owned83.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK10 4GXEngland
Owned outright50.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association4.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK10 4GXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.1%. 21.5% of households include dependent children.

SK10 4GXEngland
Living alone, under 6611.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children23.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cheshire East

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Cheshire EastEngland
All homes£985£1,459
One bedroom£696£1,195
Two bedrooms£898£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,106£1,489
Four or more£1,610£2,161
Detached£1,432£1,640
Semi-detached£1,089£1,449
Terraced£968£1,435
Flat or maisonette£821£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK10 4GX sits in (Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest): about 2,540 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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