# SK5

Postcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, in Stockport.

SK5 is a postcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, in Stockport. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025. About 32,051 people.

Postcode district. Code SK5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SK5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SK5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SK5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 450 homes were sold in SK5 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SK5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=SK5) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stockport, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is SK5.

## How SK5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SK5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | 4th cheapest | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2025 |
| Population | 31,110 | 10th most populated | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.3% | 4th highest | 19 postcode districts, SK · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in SK5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stockport 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005886) | 1,466 | – | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Stockport 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005888) | 1,530 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005889) | 1,423 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005891) | 1,221 | – | 8 | 98.6% |
| [Stockport 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005894) | 1,362 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005887) | 1,732 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005890) | 1,527 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005893) | 2,187 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005896) | 1,663 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005892) | 1,267 | – | 4 | 96.9% |
| [Stockport 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005895) | 1,168 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005921) | 1,471 | – | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Stockport 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005922) | 1,314 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Stockport 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005753) | 1,838 | – | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Stockport 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005754) | 2,005 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Stockport 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005755) | 1,737 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005756) | 2,378 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Stockport 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005914) | 1,418 | – | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Stockport 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/neighbourhood/e01005915) | 1,549 | – | 2 | 95.2% |

## Your MP

- [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stockport): Navendu Mishra (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Gorton and Denton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton): Hannah Spencer (Green Party), MP since February 2026. 0.8% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SK5

[Brinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/brinnington), [Central Reddish](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-reddish), [North Reddish](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/north-reddish), [Reddish Vale View](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/reddish-vale-view)

## Postcode sectors in SK5

[SK5 6 (277 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-6), [SK5 7 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-7), [SK5 8 (147 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-8), [SK5 9 (3 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5-9)

## Council

[Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

## Towns in SK5

[Reddish](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reddish), [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stockport)

## Postcode districts next to SK5

[M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18), [M19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m19), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [SK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk1), [SK4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk4), [SK6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Reddish South (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1588,53.4359), [Brinnington (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1351,53.4321), [Reddish North (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1563,53.4494), [Heaton Chapel (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1790,53.4256)

## More in the SK postcode area

[All SK postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in SK5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SK5, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SK5
- Postcode area: [SK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk)
- Constituency: [Stockport †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stockport)
- Council: [Stockport †](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)
- Area: 7.25 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,051*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 106

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SK4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk4), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [SK6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk6), [SK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk1), [M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18), [M19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m19)

## Latest updates for SK5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SK5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5