SK3 postcode area · Stockport

The SK3 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stockport. Area Scores range from 2 to 70 across them. Every full SK3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SK3 district contains both ends of the scale: Woodsmoor & Mile End at 70 out of 100 (#2,027 of 6,856 in England) against Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath at 3, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 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 £327,500 in Woodsmoor & Mile End — a 1.7× gap within the SK3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,447a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crimeno data published by the police force
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied59%

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 SK3 district

£263,250median home sold over the past year · +39.3% over 5 years · +10.8% over the year · 382 sales
Detached£367,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£235,000
Flat£162,500
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
Woodsmoor & Mile EndStockport 2,02770 £327,500
Cheadle EastStockport 3,57048 £293,450
DavenportStockport 4,15239 £265,000
Cheadle HeathStockport 4,24838 £300,000
EdgeleyStockport 5,81815 £230,000
AdswoodStockport 6,2369 £290,000
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathStockport 6,6613 £190,000

People living in SK3 Census 2021

Residents55,514
Median age (est.)39
Density4,033per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 21%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 10%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Caring & leisure 10%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 SK3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK3.

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.