# SK5 6HW: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK5 6HW 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 SK5 6HW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5) › [SK5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-6)

## 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=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **Reddish South, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **No property in SK5 6HW 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=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **£317,913 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK5 6HW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **Low road and rail noise at SK5 6HW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **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=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elisabeths-church-of-england-primary-e147516) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-roman-catholic-primary-school-reddish-a-voluntary-academy-e150473) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reddish Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reddish-hall-school-e142536) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Vale View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vale-view-primary-school-e131083) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reddish Vale High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reddish-vale-high-school-e145133) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Broadstones School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadstones-school-e142225) | Special | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Reddish Vale Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reddish-vale-nursery-school-e106018) | Nursery | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Rushbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushbrook-primary-academy-e138784) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £267,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £224,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £221,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Reddish South (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Reddish North (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE (450 m); FAMILY SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (450 m); WELL (500 m); COHENS CHEMIST (640 m)
- Dental practices: FIR TREE DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Stockport (590 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Reddish Manchester (700 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £317,913** (July 2026). Stockport’s average house price was £317,913 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Stockport 002C has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 002C was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,187** (2021). Stockport 002C had 2,187 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,974th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Stockport 002C, 100.0% 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.

## SK5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK5 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,110** (2021). SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 864th 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 SK5 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In SK5, 96.3% 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: 53.4421, -2.1642

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), July 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=-2.1642,53.4421,SK56HW

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