SK postcode area

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Stockport postcode area
SK (United Kingdom)
SK
SK
Postcode area SK
Postcode area name Stockport
Post towns 11
Postcode districts 19
Postcode sectors 99
Postcodes (live) 16,505
Postcodes (total) 22,832
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Alderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Dukinfield, Glossop, High Peak, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stalybridge, Stockport and Wilmslow in England.

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal District Post town Coverage Local Authority
SK1 STOCKPORT Stockport Stockport MBC
SK2 STOCKPORT Stockport Stockport MBC
SK3 STOCKPORT Stockport, Davenport Stockport MBC
SK4 STOCKPORT Stockport, Four Heatons Stockport MBC
SK5 STOCKPORT Stockport, Brinnington, Reddish Stockport MBC
SK6 STOCKPORT Stockport Stockport MBC
SK7 STOCKPORT Bramhall, Hazel Grove, Woodford, Stockport Stockport MBC
SK8 CHEADLE Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green Stockport MBC
SK9 ALDERLEY EDGE, WILMSLOW Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Handforth, Styal Borough of Macclesfield
SK10 MACCLESFIELD Macclesfield, Bollington Borough of Macclesfield
SK11 MACCLESFIELD Macclesfield Borough of Macclesfield
SK12 STOCKPORT Disley, Poynton Borough of Macclesfield
SK13 GLOSSOP Glossop High Peak
SK14 HYDE Hyde, Broadbottom, Gee Cross, Hollingworth, Mottram Tameside MBC
SK15 STALYBRIDGE Stalybridge, Carrbrook, Heyrod, Matley, Millbrook Tameside MBC
SK16 DUKINFIELD Dukinfield Tameside MBC
SK17 BUXTON Buxton, Tideswell High Peak
SK22 HIGH PEAK Birch Vale, Hayfield, Little Hayfield, New Mills, Rowarth High Peak
SK23 HIGH PEAK Buxworth, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Chinley, Combs, Furness Vale, Kettleshulme, Whaley Bridge High Peak

The HIGH PEAK post town (SK22 and SK23 districts) was created in 1996 from part of the STOCKPORT post town (SK12 district).[3]

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - S (Sheffield) - DE (Derby) - ST (Stoke-on-Trent) - CW (Crewe) - WA (Warrington) - M (Manchester) - OL (Oldham) .
Adjacent postcode areas
M OL

WA
 SK
 S
CW
ST
 DE

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Royal Mail, Postcode Update 23, July 1996

[edit] See also

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