# Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

North west Stockport. 8,671 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath had 7,889 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001200. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £191,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath was £191,625 in 2025. 1,309th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-stockport-portwood-and-shaw-heath#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,889** (2021). Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath had 7,889 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,732nd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-stockport-portwood-and-shaw-heath#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath 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. https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-stockport-portwood-and-shaw-heath#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.1%** (January 2026). In Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, 76.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-stockport-portwood-and-shaw-heath#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001200) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001200) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 62 homes were sold in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001200) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath had 7,889 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001200) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stockport. The outline is Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath.

## Recorded crime in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £191,625 | 2nd cheapest | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2025 |
| Population | 7,889 | 9th most populated | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 76.1% | lowest | 42 middle areas, Stockport · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath?

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath had 7,889 usual residents at the census.
Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is the joint 3,732nd most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

- **Average house price: £319,016** (August 2026). Stockport’s average house price was £319,016 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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.

## 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.
About 0% of people in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, 76.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001200
- Ward: [Brinnington & Stockport Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/brinnington-and-stockport-central)
- Constituency: [Stockport †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stockport)
- Council: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.60 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,671*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 28

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[South Reddish & Heaton Norris](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/south-reddish-and-heaton-norris), [Edgeley](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/edgeley), [Heaviley](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/heaviley), [Davenport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/davenport), [Woodbank Park](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/woodbank-park), [Brinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/brinnington)

## Latest updates for Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001200

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-stockport-portwood-and-shaw-heath