SK3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stockport, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, 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 SK3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK3, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of SK3?
SK3 had 29,980 usual residents at the census.
SK3 is the 927th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in SK3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK3 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport 014C | 1,776 | No figure | 2 | 97.8% |
| Stockport 016A | 1,604 | No figure | 3 | 95.3% |
| Stockport 016B | 1,561 | No figure | 4 | 99.5% |
| Stockport 016C | 1,391 | No figure | 3 | 89.9% |
| Stockport 016D | 1,897 | No figure | 1 | 85.6% |
| Stockport 018A | 1,379 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 018B | 1,400 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 018C | 1,595 | No figure | 8 | 99.6% |
| Stockport 018D | 1,491 | No figure | 4 | 95.3% |
| Stockport 018E | 1,412 | No figure | 4 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 018F | 1,646 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 023A | 1,677 | No figure | 5 | 96.6% |
| Stockport 023B | 1,932 | No figure | 3 | 94.5% |
| Stockport 023D | 1,615 | No figure | 9 | 94.0% |
| Stockport 023E | 1,131 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 026B | 1,973 | No figure | 1 | 98.9% |
| Stockport 026C | 1,733 | No figure | 2 | 99.4% |
| Stockport 026D | 1,874 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 027A | 1,642 | No figure | 4 | 94.2% |
MPs for SK3
- Navendu MishraLabourMP for Stockport95% of SK3’s postcodes
- Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratMP for Cheadle4.6% of SK3’s postcodes
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 SK34
Postcode sectors in SK34
Council1
Towns in SK31
Postcode districts next to SK35
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK3 in brief
SK3 is a postcode district covering Stockport, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, in Stockport.
About 31,104 people lived in SK3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £263,000 in 2025 across 415 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in SK3 was £263,000 in 2025.
SK3 had 29,980 usual residents at the census.
In SK3, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK3, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.