# SK5 8HG: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK5 8HG 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 8HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5) › [SK5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-8)

## 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=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **Brinnington, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **No property in SK5 8HG 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=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **£317,913 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK5 8HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **Low road and rail noise at SK5 8HG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **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=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG
- **17.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westmorland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmorland-primary-school-e132121) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfields College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-college-e134623) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-e106116) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridge House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-house-school-e149189) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-brinnington-e106108) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e106106) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penarth Group School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penarth-group-school-e135526) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Abingdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-primary-school-e106074) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2025 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £179,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £221,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £161,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brinnington (310 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRINNINGTON SURGERY (240 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (290 m)
- Dental practices: BRINNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (240 m); THE PARK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (240 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Ashton Road (890 m, Spar)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 77.4** (2025). Stockport 004B has a deprivation score of 77.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,005** (2021). Stockport 004B had 2,005 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,201st 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Stockport 004B, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.1%** (August 2026). In Stockport 004B, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4294, -2.1346

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=-2.1346,53.4294,SK58HG

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