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Housing in SK11 8RH

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

Neighbourhood
Macclesfield Weston
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,508 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.8%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SK11 8RHEngland
Detached20%22.9%
Semi-detached47.8%31.5%
Terraced16.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.8% of households in the SK11 8RH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 36% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

SK11 8RH
66%
22%
England
  • Owned65.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented22.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK11 8RHEngland
Owned outright36%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association17.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK11 8RHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 28.2% of households include dependent children.

SK11 8RHEngland
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 8RH (Macclesfield Weston) (about 1,508 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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