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Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

Middle area

North west Stockport. 8,671 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£191,625
1,309th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,889
3,732nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath compares

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

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw HeathMiddle
Median sale price42 middle areas, Stockport · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stockport42 areas from £185,000 to £597,250. The middle area is £329,500. Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is £191,625.
£191,6252nd lowest
Population42 middle areas, Stockport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stockport42 areas from 5,284 to 9,918. The middle area is 6,919. Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is 7,889.
7,8899th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Stockport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stockport42 areas from 76.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.1%. Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is 76.1%.
76.1%lowest
Claimant rate42 middle areas, Stockport · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Stockport42 areas from 1.1% to 9.3%. The middle area is 2.4%. Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is 9.3%.
9.3%highest

Figures for the whole of Stockport

These figures are published for the whole of Stockport, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stockport and not Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath alone. See Stockport

Average house price
£317,913
Up 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,318
156th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.4
139th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath was £191,625 in 2025.

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath had 7,889 usual residents at the census.

In Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, 76.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.