# Marple Bridge & Mellor East Stockport. 6,012 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres. Marple Bridge & Mellor had 5,861 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Marple Bridge & Mellor was £485,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001203. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Marple Bridge & Mellor was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 1,068th 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/marple-bridge-and-mellor#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 5,861** (2021). Marple Bridge & Mellor had 5,861 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,573rd least 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/marple-bridge-and-mellor#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in Marple Bridge & Mellor 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/marple-bridge-and-mellor#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.4%** (January 2026). In Marple Bridge & Mellor, 79.4% 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/marple-bridge-and-mellor#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001203) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 92% of people in Marple Bridge & Mellor 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=E02001203) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 95 homes were sold in Marple Bridge & Mellor in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001203) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Marple Bridge & Mellor had 5,861 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001203) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Stockport. The outline is Marple Bridge & Mellor. ## Recorded crime in Marple Bridge & Mellor Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Marple Bridge & Mellor compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Marple Bridge & Mellor | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £485,000 | 4th most expensive | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2025 | | Population | 5,861 | 7th least populated | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 92% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 42 middle areas, Stockport · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.4% | 2nd lowest | 42 middle areas, Stockport · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Marple Bridge & Mellor? Marple Bridge & Mellor had 5,861 usual residents at the census. Marple Bridge & Mellor is the 2,573rd least 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 Marple Bridge & Mellor 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. ## 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. About 92% of people in Marple Bridge & Mellor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Marple Bridge & Mellor, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001203 - Ward: [Marple North †](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/marple-north) - Constituency: [Hazel Grove †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hazel-grove) - Council: [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 16.58 km² - People, mid-2024: 6,012* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 19 * 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 [New Mills West & Furness Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/new-mills-west-and-furness-vale), [Marple & Hawk Green](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/marple-and-hawk-green), [Romiley & Compstall](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/romiley-and-compstall), [Dinting, Simmondley & Charlesworth](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak/dinting-simmondley-and-charlesworth), [Marple & Rose Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/marple-and-rose-hill), [Cheetham Fold & Gee Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/cheetham-fold-and-gee-cross) ## Latest updates for Marple Bridge & Mellor - 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/E02001203 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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