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High Lane

Stockport · North West · population 5,790 · 4 LSOAs

Postcode SK12 · SK6 · SK7

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #553 of 6,856 in England
  • #67 of 932 in North West
  • #9 of 42 in Stockport
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,785
Median age (est.)56
Density856per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 15%45–64 30%65+ 35%

Tenure

Own outright: 59%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 59%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 3%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 5%Other: 25%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 5%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

High Lane is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #553 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 42 in Stockport. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (95) and lowest on Health (60). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 103 sales), 21% above the wider Stockport median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,095 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 95 · #313
Employment 83 · #1,157
Education 83 · #1,170
Health 60 · #2,726
Crime 90 · #711
Housing & access 62 · #2,624
Living environment 70 · #2,034

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,000103-2.6%+14.5%
Detached£437,00052-7.0%+17.2%
Semi-detached£340,00039-2.9%+23.6%
Terraced£262,0008-22.9%—
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£375,000
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)£38,095±£5,354 · #4,007 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,347
Price-to-income ?9.8×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 ?

75Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering High Lane 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).

Official sources

Nearby areas

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

Marple & Hawk Green Hazel Grove East & South Hazel Grove North Marple & Rose Hill Offerton East & Bosden Farm Poynton East (Cheshire East)

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