# SK2 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK2 5LJ is a postcode in Stockport.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Stockport. Open the map at SK2 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk2) › [SK2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **Woodsmoor, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **No property in SK2 5LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **£319,016 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK2 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SK2 5LJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152036) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [Dial Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dial-park-primary-school-e150460) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairway-primary-school-e106046) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Hill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-high-school-e106172) | Special | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [Lisburne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lisburne-school-e150462) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Stockport School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockport-school-e106135) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Warren Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-wood-primary-school-e106083) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stockport Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockport-grammar-school-e106156) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £47,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: JAYBEE PHARMACY (180 m); DIAL HOUSE PHARMACY (750 m); OFFERTON PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); DENTAL CARE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Offerton Stockport (140 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Offerton Green Service Station (940 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £319,016** (August 2026). Stockport’s average house price was £319,016 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,318** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stockport earned a median of £39,318 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 156th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Stockport costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Stockport has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 139th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stockport 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.1** (2025). Stockport 024B has a deprivation score of 50.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,343rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 024B was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,611** (2021). Stockport 024B had 1,611 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,539th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Stockport 024B, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SK2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £287,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK2 was £287,000 in 2025. Joint 1,052nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,210** (2021). SK2 had 30,210 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 915th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SK2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In SK2, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)
- Centre: 53.3958, -2.1232

Council: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hazel Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hazel-grove): Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1232,53.3958,SK25LJ

## How to cite

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