Area guide

Living in SK5, Stockport

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SK5 in Stockport. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Stockport: £317,913, up 4.2% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in SK5 →
See where SK5 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in Stockport: £2,619 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SK5 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SK5 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SK5

135 recorded home sales on the streets around central SK5 in the last 2 years, with a median of £232,000 and a range from £100,000 to £875,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
24 Abingdon Road, SK5 7ET Semi-detached £213,500 31 Jul 2026
14 Newquay Avenue, SK5 7BQ Semi-detached £247,500 29 Jul 2026
48 Lingard Street, SK5 6AB Terraced £147,000 24 Jul 2026
291 Reddish Road, SK5 7DY Semi-detached £360,000 24 Jul 2026
A Plant Roland Road, SK5 6TJ Detached £875,000 20 Jul 2026
26 Luton Road, SK5 6AG Terraced £205,000 20 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

92 schools within 3 miles , of which 72% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Levenshulme High School Secondary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 1.62 mi 2026/27
Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary Outstanding 2.4 mi away 0.85 mi 2026/27
Alexandra Park Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.6 mi away 0.61 mi 2026/27
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Vale View Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away 3.28 mi 2026/27
Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away 4.08 mi 2026/27

Schools in SK5 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Westmorland Primary School Primary 0.58 mi 2026/27
St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary Primary 0.83 mi 2026/27
Reddish Vale High School Secondary 2.35 mi 2026/27
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.36 mi 2026/27
Vale View Primary School Primary 3.28 mi 2026/27
Abingdon Primary School Primary 3.29 mi 2026/27

Will an address here get a place? How far Stockport schools admitted from, school by school →

60 state primary and 12 state secondary schools within range, plus 8 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SK5 →

Private schools

8 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Ashlea House School, Covenant Christian School, Hulme Hall Grammar School, Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy, Music Stuff, Penarth Group School and others.

All 8 fee-paying schools near SK5, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations15.5%
Administrative and secretarial14.1%
Skilled trades12.7%
Associate professional and technical11.7%
Caring, leisure and other service11.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SK5 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 7.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SK5 (E01005892, 1,269 residents in 2021, down 3.2% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 7.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 70.0% 64.2% -5.8 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 17.3% 24.4% +7.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 11.4% 10.8% -0.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.9% 17.5% -0.4 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.0% 16.9% +0.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 16.3% 23.4% +7.1 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.0% 10.1% +5.1 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 79.9% 79.3% -0.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 95.5% 90.2% -5.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

Greater Manchester Police is publishing only a small part of its recorded crime to Police.uk at present, a handful of offences a month where other forces list hundreds. Any count here would make the area look far safer than it is, so none is shown.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Stockport's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

4 supermarkets, 5 pharmacies, 30 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs within a mile of central SK5.

Buses from the centre of SK5

Best-served stop: Brunton Road, with 6.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SK5 is Brunton Road: 6.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 4.5 in the evening and 3.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 04:55, last 00:10 after midnight. Routes there: 203, 790, 805, 814. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SK5. The nearest, Family Surgery, has 11,416 registered patients and 1,785 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Family Surgery0.8 mi11,4161,785
Park View Group Practice0.8 mi10,2021,951
Brinnington Surgery1.0 mi9,451993

Nearest A&E: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, where 63.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust at 63.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Stockport pays £2,619 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Stockport, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Stockport, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,059+3.5%
2022-23£2,142+4.0%
2023-24£2,235+4.3%
2024-25£2,347+5.0%
2025-26£2,475+5.5%
2026-27£2,619+5.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Stockport, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about SK5

What is the average house price in SK5?

The average sold price in Stockport is £317,913 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SK5?

Prices in Stockport are up 4.2% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SK5?

The median of 135 recorded sales around central SK5 in the last 2 years is £232,000, ranging from £100,000 to £875,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SK5?

92 schools sit within 3 miles of central SK5, and 72% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Is SK5 at risk of flooding?

Central SK5 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is SK5 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 72% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £232,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SK5 safe?

Greater Manchester Police is publishing only a small part of its recorded crime to Police.uk at present, a handful of offences a month where other forces list hundreds. Any count here would make the area look far safer than it is, so none is shown.

Neighbouring districts

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