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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhall WestStockport | 1 | 100 | £517,500 |
| Cheadle Hulme South EastStockport | 183 | 97 | £401,000 |
| Gatley NorthStockport | 533 | 92 | £413,000 |
| Bramhall North WestStockport | 588 | 91 | £540,000 |
| Cheadle Hulme OrrishmereStockport | 663 | 90 | £420,000 |
| Cheadle Hulme WestStockport | 999 | 85 | £380,000 |
| Heald Green WestStockport | 1,520 | 78 | £380,000 |
| Heald Green EastStockport | 2,116 | 69 | £359,000 |
| Gatley South & Cheadle WestStockport | 2,219 | 68 | £379,000 |
| Handforth & Dean RowCheshire East | 3,165 | 54 | £325,000 |
| Cheadle EastStockport | 3,570 | 48 | £293,450 |
| Cheadle HeathStockport | 4,248 | 38 | £300,000 |
| AdswoodStockport | 6,236 | 9 | £290,000 |
People living in SK8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
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.