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| Postcode area | SK |
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| 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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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| SK1 | STOCKPORT | Stockport | Stockport |
| SK2 | STOCKPORT | Stockport | Stockport |
| SK3 | STOCKPORT | Stockport, Davenport, Edgeley, Adswood, Bridgehall | Stockport |
| SK4 | STOCKPORT | Stockport, Four Heatons | Stockport |
| SK5 | STOCKPORT | Stockport, Brinnington, Reddish | Stockport |
| SK6 | STOCKPORT | Bredbury, Romiley, Woodley, Marple | Stockport |
| SK7 | STOCKPORT | Bramhall, Hazel Grove, Woodford | Stockport |
| SK8 | CHEADLE | Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green | Stockport |
| SK9 | ALDERLEY EDGE, WILMSLOW | Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Handforth, Styal | Cheshire East |
| SK10 | MACCLESFIELD | Macclesfield, Bollington, Prestbury | Cheshire East |
| SK11 | MACCLESFIELD | Macclesfield | Cheshire East |
| SK12 | STOCKPORT | Disley, Poynton | Cheshire East |
| SK13 | GLOSSOP | Glossop, Hadfield | High Peak |
| SK14 | HYDE | Hyde, Broadbottom, Gee Cross, Hollingworth, Mottram | Tameside |
| SK15 | STALYBRIDGE | Stalybridge, Carrbrook, Heyrod, Matley, Millbrook | Tameside |
| SK16 | DUKINFIELD | Dukinfield | Tameside |
| 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]
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) . |
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See also
References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ Royal Mail, Postcode Update 23, July 1996
Coordinates: 53°24′28″N 2°9′41″W / 53.40778°N 2.16139°W
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