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Housing in SK11 8AF

What the homes in SK11 8AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Macclesfield
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,437 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.8%). Flats make up 16.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

SK11 8AFEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached40.8%31.5%
Terraced34.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the SK11 8AF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 35.7% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.

SK11 8AF
71%
22%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented21.6%20.5%
  • Social rented6.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK11 8AFEngland
Owned outright35.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK11 8AFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

SK11 8AFEngland
Living alone, under 6622%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children23%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK11 8AF (Central Macclesfield) (about 1,437 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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