SK6 postcode area · Stockport

The SK6 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Stockport. Area Scores range from 24 to 95 across them. Every full SK6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SK6 district contains both ends of the scale: Marple Bridge & Mellor at 96 out of 100 (#286 of 6,856 in England) against Bredbury Green at 25, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 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 £246,250 in Bredbury to £480,000 in Marple Bridge & Mellor — a 1.9× gap within the SK6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Stockport — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,075a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime24per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied79%

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 SK6 district

£313,000median home sold over the past year · +25.2% over 5 years · +3.1% over the year · 771 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£252,000
Flat£150,000
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
Marple Bridge & MellorStockport 28696 £480,000
High LaneStockport 55392 £375,000
Disley & Lyme ParkCheshire East 70490 £373,000
Marple & Hawk GreenStockport 1,56177 £330,000
Offerton East & Bosden FarmStockport 1,61676 £294,750
Marple & Rose HillStockport 2,36366 £340,000
Romiley & CompstallStockport 2,63062 £320,000
BredburyStockport 3,52848 £246,250
WoodleyStockport 3,88543 £303,750
Hazel Grove NorthStockport 3,88543 £248,000
Bredbury GreenStockport 5,16725 £262,500

People living in SK6 Census 2021

Residents73,292
Median age (est.)47
Density878per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · 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 SK6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK6.

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.