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Housing in SK11 8EW

What the homes in SK11 8EW 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
1,556 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (68.4%). Flats make up 11.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SK11 8EWEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached17%31.5%
Terraced68.4%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the SK11 8EW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

SK11 8EW
57%
37%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented37.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK11 8EWEngland
Owned outright25.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK11 8EWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.3%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

SK11 8EWEngland
Living alone, under 6636.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 8EW (Central Macclesfield) (about 1,556 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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