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Housing in SK11 7UP

What the homes in SK11 7UP 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
2,332 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (55.2%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SK11 7UPEngland
Detached55.2%22.9%
Semi-detached31.6%31.5%
Terraced7.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK11 7UP area is above that, at 85.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.1% of households against 20.5%. 55.3% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

SK11 7UP
85%
England
  • Owned85.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented7.1%20.5%
  • Social rented6.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK11 7UPEngland
Owned outright55.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK11 7UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.5%. 17.9% of households include dependent children.

SK11 7UPEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 SK11 7UP sits in (Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest): about 2,332 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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