SK5 7SU Stockport
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: Reddish South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lockton Close, Reddish: 17 addresses
- Greg Street, Reddish: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lockton Close, South Reddish: 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 (65% of about 770 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 1.0 km
- Vauxhall Industrial Estate, Greg Street, Reddish, SK5 7BR: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Hurstfield Industrial Estate, Hurst Street, Reddish: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Broadstone Mill, Broadstone Road, Reddish, SK5 7DL: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- R K L Ltd Roland Road South Reddish Stockport SK5 6TJ: up to 35 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Roland Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6TJ: up to 35 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 2 Houldsworth Square, North Reddish, Stockport, SK5 7AG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Williamson House, Williamson Street, North Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6AA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 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 5 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 19 addresses are between 78 m and 79 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reddish South 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Heaton Chapel 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Brinnington 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Brunton Road South Reddish | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rupert St Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Group Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 200 m |
| Hospital | St Thomas Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Stockport Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Reddish Vale Country Park 207 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,120 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | Reddish Vale Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 209 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Houldsworth Working Mens Club, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houldsworth Working Mens Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north |
| Houldsworth Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-west |
| Wall to the West and South of Church of St Elizabeth | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-west |
| Church of St Elisabeth | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north |
| Vernon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Top Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Tiviot Dale | Valley | 1.4 km south-east |
| Holt Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 19 |
8 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Lockton Close.