Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, SK9 3UJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SK9 3UJ is primarily male, with 53.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.5%	46.2%	0.7%	51.0%	-4.8%
Male	54.5%	53.8%	-0.7%	49.0%	4.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.9%	32.5%	-3.4%	37.9%	-5.4%
Married: Opposite sex	44.2%	49.3%	5.1%	44.2%	5.1%
Separated	3.6%	3.3%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	11.6%	9.9%	-1.7%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	4.8%	5.1%	0.3%	6.1%	-1.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.5%	56.2%	6.7%	48.4%	7.8%
Good health	28.3%	24.9%	-3.4%	33.6%	-8.7%
Fair health	15.6%	13.2%	-2.4%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	5.3%	3.8%	-1.5%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%	0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.3%	16.1%	-10.2%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	9.5%	-3.6%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	12.1%	-3.0%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.7%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	16.8%	4.4%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	29.1%	41.8%	12.7%	33.8%	8.0%
Other	2%	0%	-2.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.9%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	86%	85.1%	-0.9%	81.4%	3.7%
Arab	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 84.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.6%	84.3%	-7.3%	83.2%	1.1%
European Union	1.9%	4.9%	3.0%	6.1%	-1.2%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.7%	6.6%	2.9%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91%	84.3%	-6.7%	83.2%	1.1%
10+ Years	0%	10.4%	10.4%	9.8%	0.6%
5-10 Years	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	0.3%	-5.6%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	14.3%	13.5%	0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.2%	37.2%	9.0%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	4.9%	6.5%	-1.6%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Waveney Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waveney Drive was 41.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.7% lower than the Handforth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waveney Drive has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Handforth and the 629th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,200

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SK9 3UJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Waveney Drive are based on 37 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Macclesfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, SK9 3UJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SK9 3UJ

Average Price
£549,319

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£549,319

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waveney Drive

Average Price
£583,494

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£583,494

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waveney DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£515,000	2024-11-08	£544,301
10 Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£527,500	2022-06-01	£609,210
16 Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2021-04-09	£608,889
1 Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2021-03-31	£681,059
20 Waveney Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2019-11-21	£634,384

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SK9 3UJ

Employment

SK9 3UJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SK9 3UJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	29
Looking after home or family	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Other	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hall Road , Handforth SK9 3AE	3out of 4	904 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Wilmslow Academy Handforth Road , SK9 2LX	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Handforth Grange Primary School Ullswater Road , Handforth SK9 3NG	4out of 4	1,298 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lacey Green Primary Academy Barlow Road , SK9 4DP	4out of 4	1,379 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Styal Primary School Altrincham Road , Styal SK9 4JE	3out of 4	2,521 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilmslow High School Holly Road , SK9 1LZ	3out of 4	2,561 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School St James' Way , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6PZ	3out of 4	2,583 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cheadle Hulme High School Woods Lane , Cheadle Hulme SK8 7JY	4out of 4	3,507 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Laurus Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Road , SK8 5GB	- not rated	4,875 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Cheadle Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 5HA	- not rated	5,007 yd	Further education	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilmslow Preparatory School Grove Avenue , SK9 5EG	- not rated	2,186 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal School, Manchester Stanley Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6RQ	4out of 4	2,299 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) Stanley Road , SK8 6RQ	- not rated	2,299 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pownall Hall School Carrwood Road , SK9 5DW	- not rated	2,381 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakgrove School Matlock Road , Heald Green SK8 3BU	3out of 4	2,755 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wilmslow Garden Centre + Cafe	145 Manchester Road	455 yd
The Railway	Railway Hotel, Station Road	526 yd
St Benedict's Breakfast & After School Club	St Benedicts Rc Primary School, Hall Road	857 yd
Artos Bakery	Ground Floor, 111 Wilmslow Road	907 yd
Hellas Taverna	109 Wilmslow Road	913 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wilmslow Tavern	Summerfield, Dean Row Road	578 yd
The Freemasons Arms	88 Wilmslow Road	596 yd
The Bulls Head	30 Wilmslow Road	596 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Summerfield Village Centre, Dean Row Road	550 yd
The Big Fish	Unit 5 Summerfields Village, Dean Row Road	552 yd
No 1 Chef	Bluebell Takeaway, 1 Dean Row Road	571 yd
Verrazano Pizza	83 Wilmslow Road	687 yd
105 Cantonese Cuisine	105 Wilmslow Road	913 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	5 Dean Row Court, Summerfield Village Centre	550 yd
Tesco Express	Unit 4-5 Summerfields, Dean Row Road	574 yd
Spar	118 Wilmslow Road	1,041 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Energie Fitness Club (Wilmslow) (Closed) Village Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	487 yd
Lacey Green Pavilion CLOUGH AVENUE	grass pitches	975 yd
Meriton Road Park MERITON ROAD	tennis courts	1,006 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	33.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	28 Mbit/s
Average download speed	28.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	54.78 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	54.78 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SK9 3UJ