SK2 postcode area · Stockport

The SK2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stockport. Area Scores range from 2 to 77 across them. Every full SK2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SK2 district contains both ends of the scale: Marple & Hawk Green at 77 out of 100 (#1,561 of 6,856 in England) against Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath at 3, a 74-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £190,000 in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath to £330,000 in Marple & Hawk Green — a 1.7× gap within the SK2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,691a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SK2 district

£289,000median home sold over the past year · +31.4% over 5 years · +7.9% over the year · 417 sales

Detached£394,500

Semi-detached£315,000

Terraced£250,000

Flat£155,000

Stockport£310,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Marple & Hawk GreenStockport	1,561	77	£330,000
Offerton East & Bosden FarmStockport	1,616	76	£294,750
Woodsmoor & Mile EndStockport	2,027	70	£327,500
Woodbank ParkStockport	3,576	48	£250,000
Hazel Grove NorthStockport	3,885	43	£248,000
DavenportStockport	4,152	39	£265,000
HeavileyStockport	4,872	29	£220,000
Offerton WestStockport	5,619	18	£282,120
EdgeleyStockport	5,818	15	£230,000
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathStockport	6,661	3	£190,000

People living in SK2 Census 2021

Residents73,267

Median age (est.)40

Density3,125per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above33%

No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 18%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Elementary	9%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in SK2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK2 district.

Hazel Grove Marple Offerton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK2.

SK1 SK7 SK3 SK6 SK4 SK5 SK8 M19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.