Bacteriostatic water in Poynton

Local facts for Poynton

Poynton sits in the SK12 postcode district (SK area), within Cheshire East, North West, England.

SK12 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Poynton go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Manchester, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 14.9 km
• University of Keele, Biological Sciences, 39.8 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 39.8 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Poynton with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 42.2 km east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 43.8 km east
• University of Chester (UKPRN 10007848): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 54.2 km west
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 54.5 km north-east
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 55 km north-west
• The University of Liverpool (UKPRN 10006842): Chemistry, 56.4 km west
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 63.3 km north-east
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 76.7 km south-east

Nearby: Bramhall (3.1 km), Bollington (6.1 km), Stockport (7 km), Cheadle (7 km), Wilmslow (7.7 km).

Regional hub: Salford.

Poynton lies south-east of Salford, about 18.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SK postcode area (13 of the 224 we list for North West):

• SK, 6.8 km
• Stockport, SK1, 7 km
• Macclesfield, SK10, 9.8 km
• Hyde, SK14, 11.7 km
• Dukinfield, SK16, 14.5 km
• Tameside, SK16, 14.7 km
• Stalybridge, SK15, 15.6 km

Postcode districts in the SK area covered by our North West location pages: SK1, SK7, SK8, SK9, SK10, SK12, SK14, SK15, SK16.

More nearby location pages in North West (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Cheshire East (14 location pages): Bollington 6.1 km, Wilmslow 7.7 km, Macclesfield 9.8 km, Ollerton 15.5 km, Knutsford 17.5 km, Congleton 21.5 km, Cheshire East 23.2 km, Middlewich 27.6 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Poynton: north, SK (6.8 km); south, Bollington (6.1 km); west, Bramhall (3.1 km).

Location pages in North West within 10 km of Poynton: 8; within 25 km: 49; within 50 km: 121.

Map reference: 53.3491, -2.1222 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074544996).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.