SK5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, 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 SK5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK5, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of SK5?
SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census.
SK5 is the 864th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in SK5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK5 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport 001A | 1,466 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 001B | 1,530 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 001C | 1,423 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 001D | 1,221 | No figure | 8 | 98.6% |
| Stockport 001E | 1,362 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 002A | 1,732 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 002B | 1,527 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 002C | 2,187 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 002D | 1,663 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 003B | 1,267 | No figure | 4 | 96.9% |
| Stockport 003C | 1,168 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 003E | 1,471 | No figure | 2 | 97.9% |
| Stockport 003F | 1,314 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 004A | 1,838 | No figure | 1 | 99.3% |
| Stockport 004B | 2,005 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Stockport 004C | 1,737 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 004D | 2,378 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 007A | 1,418 | No figure | 5 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 007B | 1,549 | No figure | 2 | 95.2% |
MPs for SK5
- Navendu MishraLabourMP for Stockport99% of SK5’s postcodes
- Hannah SpencerGreen PartyMP for Gorton and Denton0.8% of SK5’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 SK54
Postcode sectors in SK54
Council1
Towns in SK52
Postcode districts next to SK56
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK5 in brief
SK5 is a postcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, in Stockport.
About 32,051 people lived in SK5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 450 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in SK5 was £220,000 in 2025.
SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census.
In SK5, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK5, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.