SK8 2DP Stockport
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Stockport Road, Cheadle: 103 addresses
- Queen Street, Cheadle: 3 addresses
- Councillor Lane, Cheadle: 2 addresses
- Park Road, Cheadle: 2 addresses
- Cuthbert Road, Cheadle: 1 address
- Old Road, Cheadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockport Road, Cheadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockport Road, Cheadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockport Road, Cheadle: 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 C (59% of about 680 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)
- R Bullock & Co, Commercial Garage, Stockport Road, SK8 2AG: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 5 Ashfield Road, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1BB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Travis Perkins Depot, Lime Grove, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1PF: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 115 addresses are between 44 m and 45 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 99%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 99% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gatley 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| East Didsbury 299,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Cheadle Hulme 651,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Councillor Lane Cheadle | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stockport Interchange | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Stockport Edgeley Rd | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cheadle Medical Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cheadle High Street D P | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cheadle Heath Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Red Lion Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cheadle Green 3,500 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Brooklyn Park 5,140 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Diamond Jubilee Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newboult Road Allotments 2.1 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moseley Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moseley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Abney Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Cheadle Royal Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sykes Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Gatley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Lumhead Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Park Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 115 | 115 |
114 of the postcode's 115 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 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Stockport Road.