Housing in SK9 3BD
What the homes in SK9 3BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Handforth & Dean Row
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
SK9 3BDWilmslow
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.7%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK9 3BD area is above that, at 79.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented11.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.9%. 25.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK9 3BD sits in (Handforth & Dean Row): about 1,874 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.