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Housing in SK9 7QQ

What the homes in SK9 7QQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alderley Edge & Chelford
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (51.6%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.

SK9 7QQEngland
Detached51.6%22.9%
Semi-detached14.4%31.5%
Terraced16.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.2% of households in the SK9 7QQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

SK9 7QQ
84%
12%
England
  • Owned84.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented3.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK9 7QQEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK9 7QQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.1%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

SK9 7QQEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 7QQ (Alderley Edge & Chelford) (about 1,750 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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