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Marple Bridge & Mellor

Middle area

East Stockport. 6,012 people in 17 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 Marple Bridge & Mellor’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£485,000
1,068th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,861
2,573rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Marple Bridge & Mellor compares

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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. Marple Bridge & Mellor is £485,000.
£485,0004th highest
Population42 middle areas, Stockport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stockport42 areas from 5,284 to 9,918. The middle area is 6,919. Marple Bridge & Mellor is 5,861.
5,8617th lowest
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%. Marple Bridge & Mellor is 79.4%.
79.4%2nd 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%. Marple Bridge & Mellor is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 5th lowest

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 Marple Bridge & Mellor 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
Marple Bridge & Mellor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Marple Bridge & Mellor was £485,000 in 2025.

Marple Bridge & Mellor had 5,861 usual residents at the census.

In Marple Bridge & Mellor, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Marple Bridge & Mellor, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.