Area guide

Living in SK7, Stockport

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SK7 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 SK7 →
See where SK7 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 SK7 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SK7 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SK7

100 recorded home sales on the streets around central SK7 in the last 2 years, with a median of £360,000 and a range from £141,120 to £1,450,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
50 Penrhyn Crescent, SK7 5NE Semi-detached £440,000 6 Aug 2026
7 Chiltern Close, SK7 5BQ Detached £535,000 31 Jul 2026
10 Portland Close, SK7 5HF Terraced £310,000 14 Jul 2026
8 Penrhyn Crescent, SK7 5NF Terraced £271,000 10 Jul 2026
16 Hendham Close, SK7 5QW Semi-detached £300,000 3 Jul 2026
2 Lostock Avenue, SK7 5JN Detached £635,000 1 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

55 schools within 3 miles , of which 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Ladybrook Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.6 mi away 0.92 mi 2026/27
Queensgate Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.6 mi away 0.94 mi 2026/27
Vernon Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.0 mi away 5.62 mi 2025/26
Alexandra Park Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.4 mi away 0.61 mi 2026/27
Bramhall High School Secondary Good 0.5 mi away 4.1 mi 2026/27
Pownall Green Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away 1.42 mi 2026/27

Schools in SK7 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
Torkington Primary School Primary 0.59 mi 2026/27
Ladybrook Primary School Primary 0.92 mi 2026/27
Queensgate Primary School Primary 0.94 mi 2026/27
Pownall Green Primary School Primary 1.42 mi 2026/27
Hazel Grove High School Secondary 1.57 mi 2026/27
Moss Hey Primary School Primary 1.71 mi 2026/27
Norbury Hall Primary School Primary 2.44 mi 2026/27
Nevill Road Infant School Primary 3.03 mi 2026/27
Bramhall High School Secondary 4.1 mi 2026/27
Hazel Grove Primary School Primary 4.45 mi 2026/27
Moorfield Primary School Primary 14.05 mi 2026/27

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

41 state primary and 5 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SK7 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Hulme Hall Grammar School, Progress Schools - Stockport, Stockport Grammar School.

All 3 fee-paying schools near SK7, 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 occupations22.0%
Managers, directors and senior officials15.2%
Associate professional and technical14.0%
Administrative and secretarial11.5%
Skilled trades9.8%

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

How SK7 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 6.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SK7 (E01005806, 1,188 residents in 2021, down 2.2% 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: degree-level adults, up 6.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 94.7% 90.4% -4.3 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 3.8% 8.2% +4.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.4% 1.0% +0.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.0% 15.0% -2.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 23.0% 28.0% +5.0 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 26.3% 32.4% +6.1 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.4% 4.8% +1.4 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 82.6% 84.2% +1.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.5% 95.5% -1.0 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 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Stockport's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

3 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies, 14 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs, 1 hospital within a mile of central SK7, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of SK7

Best-served stop: Dorchester Road, with 1.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SK7 is Dorchester Road: 1.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.8 in the evening and 0.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:02, last 21:56. Routes there: 374, 815. 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 SK7. The nearest, Bramhall & Shaw Heath Medical Group, has 13,388 registered patients and 1,564 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Bramhall & Shaw Heath Medical Group0.9 mi13,3881,564
Springfield Surgery1.1 mi5,7381,402
Beech House Medical Pract1.1 mi7,8051,717

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 SK7

What is the average house price in SK7?

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 SK7?

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

What do houses actually sell for in SK7?

The median of 100 recorded sales around central SK7 in the last 2 years is £360,000, ranging from £141,120 to £1,450,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SK7?

55 schools sit within 3 miles of central SK7, and 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Is SK7 at risk of flooding?

Central SK7 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 SK7 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 80% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £360,000; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SK7 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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