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Gatley South & Cheadle West

Stockport · North West · population 8,075 · 5 LSOAs

Part of Gatley · Postcode SK8

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,219 of 6,856 in England
  • #254 of 932 in North West
  • #22 of 42 in Stockport
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,016
Median age (est.)45
Density2,899per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above47%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 13%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 24%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 66%Asian 24%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 25% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Gatley South & Cheadle West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,219 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 42 in Stockport. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (96) and lowest on Crime (44). Typical homes here sold for about £379,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 90 sales), 22% above the wider Stockport median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,863 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 64 · #2,452
Employment 54 · #3,131
Education 84 · #1,061
Health 52 · #3,316
Crime 44 · #3,816
Housing & access 96 · #279
Living environment 47 · #3,631

House prices ?

£379,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£379,00090+5.3%+1.1%
Detached£511,00029+2.2%+13.6%
Semi-detached£420,00028+12.0%+34.8%
Terraced£375,0007+36.3%+39.7%
Flat£175,00026+6.7%-3.2%
This area£379,000
Stockport£310,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,863±£5,639 · #3,467 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,196
Price-to-income ?9.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Gatley South & Cheadle West has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Gatley North Cheadle East Cheadle Hulme Orrishmere Heald Green West Cheadle Hulme West Benchill North & Sharston (Manchester)

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