SK7 4RT Stockport
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hazel Grove. Region: North West.
Streets
- Sandown Road, Hazel Grove: 42 addresses
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 E (47% of about 530 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Ford Dealership, 60 Buxton Road, Hazel Grove: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Land At Melford Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport: up to 87 homes, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 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 42 addresses are between 94 m and 102 m above sea level (96 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 | Hazel Grove 519,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Middlewood 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Rose Hill Marple 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Highfield Road Torkington | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Hazel Grove Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Bulls Head (Hazel Grove) evyve | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beech House Medical Pract | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Scorah Chemists Hazel Grove | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charisma Dental Clinic | 120 m |
| Hospital | Stepping Hill Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Stockport Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | News AND Booze, Hazel Grove Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Torkington Park 13 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.7 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Torkington Road Allotments 7,620 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site north-west of Broadoak Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site north-west of Broadoak Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moult Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Torkington Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Poynton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Potters Clough | Valley | 2.9 km south |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
None of the postcode's 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Sandown Road.