SK1 1TY Stockport
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brinnington & Stockport Central. Region: North West.
Streets
- Vernon Street, Stockport: 23 addresses
- Turner Street, Stockport: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Stockport in 2026-27: Band D £2,619 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,746 | £2,037 | £2,328 | £2,619 | £3,201 | £3,783 | £4,365 | £5,238 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (67% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Market and Underbanks (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 21.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 10, GREAT UNDERBANK, grade II*
- Staircase House, grade II*
- 1 Great Underbank and 26 and 28 Bridge Street Brow, grade II
- 13 AND 15, GREAT UNDERBANK, grade II
- 16 AND 18, GREAT UNDERBANK, grade II
- 19, GREAT UNDERBANK, grade II
- 21 AND 23, GREAT UNDERBANK, grade II
- 25, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 26 AND 27, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 34, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4, PARK STREET, grade II
- 7, 9 and 11, Millgate, grade II
- BAKERS VAULTS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- BOARS HEAD HOTEL, grade II
- Former Angel Inn, grade II
- Former King's Arms Public House, grade II
- FORMER UNION BANK, No. 15 BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- Market Hall, grade II
- Nos. 28 AND 28A, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- PORTION OF TOWN WALL TO REAR OF NUMBERS 9 TO 13 TOWN WALL, grade II
- THE FARM PRODUCE HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 15-17 Bridge Street, Stockport, SK1 1XR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- White Lion PH, 20-22 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1LW: up to 11 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 32-36 Lower Hillgate, Stockport, SK1 1JE: up to 21 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 2-6 Churchgate, Town Centre, Stockport, SK1 1YA: up to 22 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Owl House, 59 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1NE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- St Petersgate Chambers, 35-45 St Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1DH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Hopes Carr, Stockport: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Lancashire Hill, Penny Lane: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 47 m and 53 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 53%, gigabit 53% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stockport 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Heaton Chapel 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Davenport 291,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Stockport | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Stockport Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heaton Norris Medical Practice | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Thomas Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Stockport Police Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Asda Stockport Cashzone | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heaton Norris Park 5.5 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Reddish Vale Country Park 207 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 670 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 214 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Staircase House, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south. 80 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Staircase House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south |
| 10, Great Underbank | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Gateway to Parish Church of St Mary and Fountain to Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| Vernon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tiviot Dale | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Sykes Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Crookilley Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Bottom Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
24 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Stockport: see them on the Stockport page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Vernon Street.