SK8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle, 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 SK8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK8, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of SK8?
SK8 had 60,892 usual residents at the census.
SK8 is the 92nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in SK8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK8 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SK8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport 022A | 1,552 | No figure | 6 | 95.2% |
| Stockport 022B | 1,408 | No figure | 7 | 93.7% |
| Stockport 022C | 1,472 | No figure | 7 | 99.7% |
| Stockport 022D | 1,485 | No figure | 7 | 99.0% |
| Stockport 022E | 1,656 | No figure | 2 | 90.4% |
| Stockport 025A | 2,066 | No figure | 10 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 025B | 1,497 | No figure | 9 | 92.1% |
| Stockport 025C | 1,439 | No figure | 8 | 99.7% |
| Stockport 025D | 1,665 | No figure | 9 | 94.1% |
| Stockport 026A | 1,408 | No figure | 3 | 78.8% |
| Stockport 028A | 1,633 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Stockport 028B | 1,550 | No figure | 8 | 93.6% |
| Stockport 028C | 1,572 | No figure | 8 | 87.8% |
| Stockport 028D | 1,549 | No figure | 2 | 94.0% |
| Stockport 028E | 1,716 | No figure | 10 | 99.1% |
| Stockport 030A | 1,277 | No figure | 8 | 99.2% |
| Stockport 030B | 1,550 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 030C | 1,494 | No figure | 9 | 93.8% |
| Stockport 030D | 1,673 | No figure | 8 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 030E | 1,848 | No figure | 10 | 92.0% |
| Stockport 034A | 1,558 | No figure | 6 | 97.6% |
| Stockport 034B | 1,331 | No figure | 10 | 99.8% |
| Stockport 034C | 1,565 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 034D | 1,221 | No figure | 6 | 93.9% |
| Stockport 036A | 1,548 | No figure | 7 | 82.9% |
| Stockport 036B | 1,657 | No figure | 6 | 99.3% |
| Stockport 036C | 1,651 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 036D | 1,622 | No figure | 8 | 99.8% |
| Stockport 039A | 1,671 | No figure | 10 | 99.3% |
| Stockport 039B | 1,569 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 039C | 1,525 | No figure | 9 | 92.9% |
| Stockport 039D | 1,365 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 039E | 1,247 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 040A | 1,714 | No figure | 8 | 99.9% |
| Stockport 040B | 1,577 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Stockport 040C | 2,083 | No figure | 9 | 93.4% |
| Stockport 040D | 1,806 | No figure | 4 | 97.2% |
| Stockport 041A | 1,531 | No figure | 10 | 73.7% |
| Stockport 041B | 1,269 | No figure | 10 | 96.7% |
MPs for SK8
- Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratMP for Cheadle98% of SK8’s postcodes
- Navendu MishraLabourMP for Stockport1.7% of SK8’s postcodes
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton0.4% of SK8’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 SK88
Postcode sectors in SK88
Council1
Towns in SK85
Postcode districts next to SK86
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK8 in brief
SK8 is a postcode district covering Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle, in Stockport.
About 63,141 people lived in SK8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 963 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in SK8 was £370,000 in 2025.
SK8 had 60,892 usual residents at the census.
In SK8, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK8, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.