# SK3 8BQ: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK3 8BQ 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 SK3 8BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk3) › [SK3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk3-8)

## 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=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **Stockport, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **No property in SK3 8BQ 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=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **£319,016 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at SK3 8BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SK3 8BQ**: Road 61 dB, rail 54 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **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=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ
- **14.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-e106114) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-school-e140417) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 19% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-stockport-e106109) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2023 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cale Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cale-green-primary-school-e106091) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pure-innovations-trading-as-pure-college-e149237) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hollywood Park Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollywood-park-nursery-school-e106015) | Nursery | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Progress Schools - Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-stockport-e147235) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hulme Hall Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hulme-hall-grammar-school-e106151) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £162,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2024 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £236,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stockport (370 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELL (240 m); STOCKPORT PHARMACY (240 m); BOOTS (470 m); WELLINGTON ROAD PHARMACY (500 m); HILLGATE PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: THE IVY DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m); EDGELEY DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m); CASTLE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Grosnevor Express Petrol (300 m, Asda); Budgens Wellington Road (330 m, Budgens); Co-op Stockport - Wellington Road (350 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Stockport Station Grand Central Square Local (380 m, Sainsburys); Cooltrader Edgeley Stockport (400 m, Heron)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.4** (2025). Stockport 014C has a deprivation score of 39.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,721st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £219,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 014C was £219,500 in 2025. Joint 8,363rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,776** (2021). Stockport 014C had 1,776 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,669th 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Stockport 014C, 97.8% 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.

## SK3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £263,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK3 was £263,000 in 2025. Joint 854th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,980** (2021). SK3 had 29,980 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 927th 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 SK3 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In SK3, 94.8% 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: 53.4024, -2.1614

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

## Your MP

- [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stockport): Navendu Mishra (Labour), 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=-2.1614,53.4024,SK38BQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk3-8bq