# SK8 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK8 2LQ 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 SK8 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk8) › [SK8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk8-2)

## 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=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **Cheadle Hulme, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **11 of 46 properties in SK8 2LQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 19 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **£317,913 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK8 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SK8 2LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **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=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meadowbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbank-primary-school-e145688) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladybridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-primary-school-e106054) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pear Tree Specialist Support High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pear-tree-specialist-support-high-school-e150735) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Cheadle Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheadle-heath-primary-school-e133326) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cheadle Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheadle-village-primary-school-e106038) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oak Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-tree-primary-school-e106073) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Pendlebury Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pendlebury-centre-e106022) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Laurus Cheadle Hulme](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laurus-cheadle-hulme-e145893) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 58.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £346,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £357,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £258,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £406,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC (520 m)
- Pharmacies: SCORAH CHEMIST (CHEADLE) LTD (300 m)
- Dental practices: CHEADLE SMILE CENTRE (300 m); EXCEL DENTAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Cheadle (420 m, Spar); Tesco Cheadle Stockport Rd Express (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Stockport 022C has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,079th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 022C was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,472** (2021). Stockport 022C had 1,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,683rd least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Stockport 022C, 99.7% 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.

## SK8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK8 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 60,892** (2021). SK8 had 60,892 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 92nd 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 SK8 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In SK8, 95.9% 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: 53.3912, -2.1987

Council: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cheadle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheadle): Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.1987,53.3912,SK82LQ

## How to cite

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