# Heaton Mersey West Stockport. 8,168 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres. Heaton Mersey had 7,905 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Heaton Mersey was £343,500 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001199. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £343,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Heaton Mersey was £343,500 in 2025. Joint 2,756th most expensive 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/heaton-mersey#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,905** (2021). Heaton Mersey had 7,905 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3,709th 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/heaton-mersey#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in Heaton Mersey 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/heaton-mersey#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Heaton Mersey, 99.1% 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/heaton-mersey#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001199) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in Heaton Mersey 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=E02001199) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 153 homes were sold in Heaton Mersey in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001199) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Heaton Mersey had 7,905 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001199) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stockport. The outline is Heaton Mersey. ## Recorded crime in Heaton Mersey Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Heaton Mersey compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Heaton Mersey | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £343,500 | 19th most expensive | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2025 | | Population | 7,905 | 8th most populated | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | joint 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.1% | joint 4th highest | 42 middle areas, Stockport · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Heaton Mersey? Heaton Mersey had 7,905 usual residents at the census. Heaton Mersey is the 3,709th 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 Heaton Mersey alone. [See Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) - **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. ## Heaton Mersey in brief The median price paid for a home in Heaton Mersey was £343,500 in 2025. Heaton Mersey had 7,905 usual residents at the census. About 11% of people in Heaton Mersey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Heaton Mersey, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001199 - Ward: [Heatons South †](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/heatons-south) - 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: 2.09 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,168* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 27 * 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 [Norris Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/norris-bank), [East Didsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/east-didsbury), [Heaton Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/heaton-moor), [Cheadle Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/cheadle-heath), [Cheadle East](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/cheadle-east) ## Latest updates for Heaton Mersey - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001199 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/heaton-mersey, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/heaton-mersey#f-house-sales-median-price. 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