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Housing in SK9 3QX

What the homes in SK9 3QX 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
1,916 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.2%). Flats make up 35.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SK9 3QXEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached11.9%31.5%
Terraced46.2%23%
Purpose-built flat34.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.2% of households in the SK9 3QX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

SK9 3QX
35%
16%
43%
England
  • Owned35.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.8%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented43.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK9 3QXEngland
Owned outright17.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association39.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK9 3QXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 25% of households include dependent children.

SK9 3QXEngland
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 SK9 3QX (Handforth & Dean Row) (about 1,916 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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