SK4 postcode area · Stockport

The SK4 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester, Stockport. Area Scores range from 2 to 90 across them. Every full SK4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK4 district: Heaton Moor scores 90 out of 100 (#677 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 87 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 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 £385,000 in Norris Bank — a 2.0× gap within the SK4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Manchester and Stockport — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,665a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crimeno data published by the police force
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied60%

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 SK4 district

£340,500median home sold over the past year · +16.6% over 5 years · -4.2% over the year · 471 sales
Detached£550,000
Semi-detached£390,000
Terraced£305,000
Flat£194,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Heaton MoorStockport 67790 £381,750
Heaton MerseyStockport 80788 £342,000
Norris BankStockport 1,84973 £385,000
Heaton Chapel & Shaw RoadStockport 1,97971 £385,000
Central ReddishStockport 3,37151 £255,000
Hazel Grove NorthStockport 3,88543 £248,000
South Reddish & Heaton NorrisStockport 5,46820 £220,000
North ReddishStockport 5,48220 £201,000
EdgeleyStockport 5,81815 £230,000
Burnage SouthManchester 6,3058 £285,000
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathStockport 6,6613 £190,000

People living in SK4 Census 2021

Residents80,538
Median age (est.)39
Density4,032per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above38%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 19%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 11%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 11%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 40% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 SK4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK4.

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.