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SK4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Stockport, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Norris, 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 SK4 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 SK4, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£345,000
827th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,481
631st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SK4 compares

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

SK4Middle
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. SK4 is £345,000.
£345,0006th most expensive
Population19 postcode districts, SK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 12,069 to 60,892. The middle area is 31,110. SK4 is 35,481.
35,4818th most 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%. SK4 is 97.1%.
97.1%2nd highest
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%. SK4 is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 7th highest

What is the population of SK4?

SK4 had 35,481 usual residents at the census.

SK4 is the 631st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in SK4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK4 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in SK4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Stockport 002E1,541No figure290.3%
Stockport 003A1,476No figure9100.0%
Stockport 003D1,601No figure999.6%
Stockport 006A1,719No figure798.5%
Stockport 006B1,576No figure899.3%
Stockport 006C1,669No figure598.1%
Stockport 006D1,593No figure898.3%
Stockport 007C1,614No figure397.5%
Stockport 007D1,830No figure293.3%
Stockport 008A1,411No figure793.5%
Stockport 008B1,963No figure1099.7%
Stockport 008C1,482No figure897.3%
Stockport 008D1,522No figure9100.0%
Stockport 011A1,615No figure497.2%
Stockport 011B1,602No figure896.4%
Stockport 011C1,517No figure10100.0%
Stockport 011D1,543No figure889.7%
Stockport 013A1,486No figure898.2%
Stockport 013B1,731No figure9100.0%
Stockport 013C1,483No figure10100.0%
Stockport 013D1,626No figure797.6%
Stockport 013E1,580No figure999.6%
Stockport 014D1,616No figure150.3%

MPs for SK4

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 SK45

Postcode sectors in SK46

Council1

Towns in SK41

Postcode districts next to SK46

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SK postcode area2

SK4 in brief

SK4 is a postcode district covering Stockport, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Norris, in Stockport.

About 36,308 people lived in SK4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £345,000 in 2025 across 519 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in SK4 was £345,000 in 2025.

SK4 had 35,481 usual residents at the census.

In SK4, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SK4, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.