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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodsmoor & Mile EndStockport | 2,027 | 70 | £327,500 |
| Cheadle EastStockport | 3,570 | 48 | £293,450 |
| DavenportStockport | 4,152 | 39 | £265,000 |
| Cheadle HeathStockport | 4,248 | 38 | £300,000 |
| EdgeleyStockport | 5,818 | 15 | £230,000 |
| AdswoodStockport | 6,236 | 9 | £290,000 |
| Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathStockport | 6,661 | 3 | £190,000 |
People living in SK3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Caring & leisure 10%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
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.