SK7 5HU Stockport
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norbury & Woodsmoor. Region: North West.
Streets
- Aldwyn Crescent, Hazel Grove: 35 addresses
- Unnamed street near Aldwyn Crescent, Bramhall Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Aldwyn Crescent, Bramhall Moor: 1 address
- Lowick Close, Hazel Grove: 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 D (32% of about 570 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: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 13 Vine Street, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4JS: up to 13 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Woodman Inn 60 London Road Hazel Grove Stockport SK7 4AH: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- The Grove Inn, 53 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4AX: up to 10 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- 239-245 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4HS: up to 11 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at John Street and London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4AH: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 35-39 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4AW: up to 5 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- White Hart, 259 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4PL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 87 m above sea level.
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 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Woodsmoor 247,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Davenport 291,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boscombe Drive Hazel Grove | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Hazel Grove Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfield Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cavendish Dental Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Stepping Hill Hospital | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stockport Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Costcutter Redford Drive, Bramhall Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 25 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chester Road Allotments 1.2 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Reddish Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Poynton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Serpentine Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Potters Clough | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
3 of the postcode's 38 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Aldwyn Crescent.