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SK6

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Marple, Bredbury and Romiley, 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 SK6 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 SK6, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£315,000
994th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
51,566
180th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SK6 compares

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

SK6Middle
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. SK6 is £315,000.
£315,0007th 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. SK6 is 51,566.
51,5662nd 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%. SK6 is 92.4%.
92.4%9th lowest
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%. SK6 is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 5th lowest

What is the population of SK6?

SK6 had 51,566 usual residents at the census.

SK6 is the 180th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in SK6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK6 has no single figure. Of its 35 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in SK6

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Stockport 005A1,375No figure698.6%
Stockport 005B1,451No figure198.7%
Stockport 005C1,403No figure995.2%
Stockport 005D1,512No figure1095.7%
Stockport 009A1,274No figure799.8%
Stockport 009B1,554No figure373.1%
Stockport 009C1,656No figure796.3%
Stockport 009D1,669No figure695.2%
Stockport 009E1,400No figure599.7%
Stockport 010A1,528No figure499.0%
Stockport 010B1,708No figure585.7%
Stockport 010C1,608No figure589.8%
Stockport 010D1,457No figure1095.0%
Stockport 010E1,530No figure1099.9%
Stockport 012A1,405No figure3100.0%
Stockport 012B1,619No figure695.2%
Stockport 012C1,367No figure891.0%
Stockport 012D1,620No figure299.9%
Stockport 012E1,511No figure1100.0%
Stockport 017A1,488No figure880.6%
Stockport 017B1,210No figure1097.9%
Stockport 017C1,519No figure1091.1%
Stockport 017D1,644No figure952.3%
Stockport 020A1,749No figure394.3%
Stockport 020B1,318No figure598.8%
Stockport 020C1,276No figure1096.8%
Stockport 020D1,435No figure1095.1%
Stockport 020E1,491No figure785.0%
Stockport 029A1,532No figure1092.7%
Stockport 029B1,614No figure495.0%
Stockport 029C1,330No figure994.9%
Stockport 029D1,495No figure886.1%
Stockport 038B1,436No figure994.1%
Stockport 038C1,348No figure991.8%
Stockport 038D1,419No figure893.2%

MPs for SK6

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 SK68

Postcode sectors in SK610

Council1

Towns in SK63

Postcode districts next to SK69

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SK postcode area2

SK6 in brief

SK6 is a postcode district covering Marple, Bredbury and Romiley, in Stockport.

About 52,502 people lived in SK6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £315,000 in 2025 across 861 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in SK6 was £315,000 in 2025.

SK6 had 51,566 usual residents at the census.

In SK6, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SK6, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.