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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Stockport, Little Moor and Portwood, in Stockport.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SK1 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SK1, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£210,000
447th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,472
872nd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SK1 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SK1Middle
Median sale price19 postcode districts, SK · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SK19 areas from £207,750 to £490,000. The middle area is £280,000. SK1 is £210,000.
£210,0002nd cheapest
Population19 postcode districts, SK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 12,069 to 60,892. The middle area is 31,110. SK1 is 12,472.
12,4722nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage19 postcode districts, SK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 72.9% to 97.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. SK1 is 87.6%.
87.6%7th lowest
Claimant rate19 postcode districts, SK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 1.4% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. SK1 is 5.8%.
5.8%highest

What is the population of SK1?

SK1 had 12,472 usual residents at the census.

SK1 is the 872nd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in SK1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK1 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SK1

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Stockport 014A1,603No figure397.8%
Stockport 014E1,540No figure168.4%
Stockport 014F1,349No figure174.4%
Stockport 015A1,374No figure499.4%
Stockport 015B1,382No figure4100.0%
Stockport 019B1,646No figure399.5%
Stockport 019C1,875No figure192.7%
Stockport 019E1,738No figure498.0%

MPs for SK1

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in SK13

Postcode sectors in SK15

Council1

Towns in SK11

Postcode districts next to SK15

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SK postcode area2

SK1 in brief

SK1 is a postcode district covering Stockport, Little Moor and Portwood, in Stockport.

About 13,192 people lived in SK1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 187 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in SK1 was £210,000 in 2025.

SK1 had 12,472 usual residents at the census.

In SK1, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SK1, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.