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SK22 postcode area · Stockport

The SK22 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, High Peak, Stockport. Area Scores range from 15 to 95 across them. Every full SK22 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK22 district: Marple Bridge & Mellor scores 96 out of 100 (#286 of 6,856 nationally) while Edgeley sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £230,000 in Edgeley to £480,000 in Marple Bridge & Mellor — a 2.1× gap within the SK22 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire East, High Peak and Stockport — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,743a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime45per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied74%

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 SK22 district

£273,500median home sold over the past year · +32.1% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 208 sales
Detached£449,950
Semi-detached£299,950
Terraced£240,000
Flat£154,950
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Marple Bridge & MellorStockport 28696 £480,000
Disley & Lyme ParkCheshire East 70490 £373,000
Marple & Hawk GreenStockport 1,56177 £330,000
New Mills West & Furness ValeHigh Peak 1,67876 £255,000
Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope ValleyHigh Peak 2,58962 £270,000
New Mills East & HayfieldHigh Peak 4,00842 £286,990
EdgeleyStockport 5,81815 £230,000

People living in SK22 Census 2021

Residents52,165
Median age (est.)47
Density150per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · 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.

Towns & places in SK22

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK22 district.

Marple New Mills

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK22.

SK12 SK6 SK23 SK13 SK14 SK2 SK7 SK1

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.