# SK8 5WN: area report for a postcode in Stockport

SK8 5WN 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 5WN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) › [SK8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk8) › [SK8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk8-5)

## 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=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **Gatley, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **No property in SK8 5WN 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=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stockport 028C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **£317,913 average price**: For the whole of Stockport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **Loud road and rail noise at SK8 5WN**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **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=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheadle Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheadle-village-primary-school-e106038) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Kingsway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kingsway-school-e142509) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Meadowbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbank-primary-school-e145688) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lady Barn House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lady-barn-house-school-e106149) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Inscape House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inscape-house-school-e134064) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Broad Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broad-oak-primary-school-e105467) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gatley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gatley-primary-school-e141275) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lum Head Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lum-head-primary-school-e106093) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £171,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2023 | £173,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £186,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £515,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gatley (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGH STREET PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: CHEADLE DENTAL CENTRE (90 m); CHEADLE HIGH STREET D P (310 m); EXCEL DENTAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cheadle Wilmslow Express (60 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Cheadle Warwick Mall Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Iceland High Street Cheadle (270 m, Iceland)

## 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 028C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Stockport 028C has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stockport 028C was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,572** (2021). Stockport 028C had 1,572 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,602nd 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: 87.8%** (January 2026). In Stockport 028C, 87.8% 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.

## 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: 53.3931, -2.2178

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.2178,53.3931,SK85WN

## How to cite

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