SK8 postcode area · Stockport

The SK8 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Stockport. Area Scores range from 9 to 100 across them. Every full SK8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SK8 district contains both ends of the scale: Bramhall West at 100 out of 100 (#1 of 6,856 in England) against Adswood at 9, a 91-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 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 £290,000 in Adswood to £540,000 in Bramhall North West — a 1.9× gap within the SK8 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£40,600a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied76%

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 SK8 district

£366,028median home sold over the past year · +18.1% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 890 sales
Detached£480,000
Semi-detached£372,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat£175,000
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
Bramhall WestStockport 1100 £517,500
Cheadle Hulme South EastStockport 18397 £401,000
Gatley NorthStockport 53392 £413,000
Bramhall North WestStockport 58891 £540,000
Cheadle Hulme OrrishmereStockport 66390 £420,000
Cheadle Hulme WestStockport 99985 £380,000
Heald Green WestStockport 1,52078 £380,000
Heald Green EastStockport 2,11669 £359,000
Gatley South & Cheadle WestStockport 2,21968 £379,000
Handforth & Dean RowCheshire East 3,16554 £325,000
Cheadle EastStockport 3,57048 £293,450
Cheadle HeathStockport 4,24838 £300,000
AdswoodStockport 6,2369 £290,000

People living in SK8 Census 2021

Residents95,879
Median age (est.)42
Density2,742per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above41%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 12%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 12%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 12%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 35% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 SK8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK8 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK8.

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.