Housing in SK9 3BF
What the homes in SK9 3BF 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
- 1,879 (2024)
SK9 3BFWilmslow
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.6%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK9 3BF area is above that, at 78.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 45.8% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented8%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 2.2 people living in it. 34.8% 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 18.4%. 22.6% 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 3BF sits in (Handforth & Dean Row): about 1,879 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.