# SK2 6BY: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK2 6BY 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 6BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk2) › [SK2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk2-6)

## 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=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **Woodsmoor, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **No property in SK2 6BY 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=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 027E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **£319,016 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK2 6BY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **Low road and rail noise at SK2 6BY**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **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=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY
- **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=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stockport School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockport-school-e106135) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aquinas College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aquinas-college-e130514) | Sixth form and further education | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stockport Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockport-grammar-school-e106156) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Great Moor Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-moor-infant-school-e106048) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Great Moor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-moor-junior-school-e106049) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Banks Lane Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banks-lane-infant-school-e106027) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Banks Lane Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banks-lane-junior-school-e106028) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152036) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £127,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £283,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £308,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £218,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRACONDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: DIAL HOUSE PHARMACY (210 m); OFFERTON PHARMACY (740 m); MAI'S PHARMACY (800 m); CASHMERE CHEMIST (820 m); JAYBEE PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL CARE (10 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); OFFERTON HEALTH CENTRE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Stockport Express Petrol (650 m, Asda); Asda Great Moor Express Petrol (750 m, Asda); Aldi Offerton Stockport (900 m, Aldi)

## 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 027E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Stockport 027E has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £282,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 027E was £282,750 in 2025. Joint 14,706th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,539** (2021). Stockport 027E had 1,539 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,394th 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Stockport 027E, 96.9% 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: 53.3950, -2.1363

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

## Your MP

- [Cheadle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheadle): Tom Morrison (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=-2.1363,53.3950,SK26BY

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