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SK5 postcode area · Stockport

The SK5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stockport, Tameside. Area Scores range from 1 to 72 across them. Every full SK5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK5 district: Dane Bank scores 73 out of 100 (#1,876 of 6,856 nationally) while Brinnington sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £184,500 in Brinnington to £290,000 in Adswood. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Stockport and Tameside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,178a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied55%

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 SK5 district

£221,500median home sold over the past year · +36.3% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 422 sales
Detached£327,500
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£200,000
Flat£142,650
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
Dane BankTameside 1,87673 £251,000
Central ReddishStockport 3,37151 £255,000
Reddish Vale ViewStockport 4,50234 £240,000
South Reddish & Heaton NorrisStockport 5,46820 £220,000
North ReddishStockport 5,48220 £201,000
EdgeleyStockport 5,81815 £230,000
AdswoodStockport 6,2369 £290,000
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathStockport 6,6613 £190,000
BrinningtonStockport 6,7851 £184,500

People living in SK5 Census 2021

Residents67,190
Median age (est.)38
Density4,027per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 25%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 16%Other: 11%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 16%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK5.

SK4 SK1 M19 SK3 SK2 M18 M34 M12

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.