SK1 2HD Stockport
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Brinnington & Stockport Central. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Meadow Mill Water Street Portwood SK1 2BX: up to 217 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Woodbank Works Industrial Estate, Turncroft Lane, Stockport: up to 71 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 2-6 Churchgate, Town Centre, Stockport, SK1 1YA: up to 22 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 15-17 Bridge Street, Stockport, SK1 1XR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 32-36 Lower Hillgate, Stockport, SK1 1JE: up to 21 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Lancashire Hill, Penny Lane: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Hopes Carr, Stockport: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land off Orchard Street (Hopes Carr phase 3), Orchard Street, Stockport,: up to 14 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stockport 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Brinnington 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Heaton Chapel 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Peel Centre Stockport | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 3 New Bridge Lane Parking | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vernon Park Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Thomas Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Stockport Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carrington Off Licence, Portwood | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Reddish Vale Country Park 207 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.7 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brinnington Rise Allotments 1.6 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 274 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Vernon Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 570 m (0.4 miles) east. 57 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Former Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Gateway to Parish Church of St Mary and Fountain to Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Staircase House | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tiviot Dale | Valley | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Crookilley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Sykes Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Bottom Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Top Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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.