Hillside Top-o-th' Hill, Stockport
1 address across 1 postcode (SK6), about 70 m long. USRN 38116491.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £432,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Stockport cost £319,016 in August 2026 (+3.9% on a year); private rents averaged £1,125 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Disused Railway Cutting between Stockport Road East and George Road, is 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 81 times (299 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath - Battery Energy Storage, is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A627, carries 7,052 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Stockport costs £2,619 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Romiley, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Romiley Recreation Ground, is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 139 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chadsfield Medical Practice, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £432,500 | £432,500 | £432,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2017 | GLENDALOUGH SK6 4AZ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2005 | GLENDALOUGH SK6 4AZ | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 1 May 2026 | HILLSIDE COTTAGE SK6 4AZ | Detached | £432,500 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | ROCKLYNES SK6 4AZ | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 10 Jul 1997 | ROCKLYNES SK6 4AZ | Terraced | £75,000 |
House prices and rents in Stockport
A typical home in Stockport cost £319,016 in August 2026, 3.9% more than a year before. That is 24% more than five years earlier and 59% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £554,997 |
| Semi-detached | £349,961 |
| Terraced | £255,264 |
| Flat or maisonette | £175,667 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £265,331 |
Private renters in Stockport paid £1,125 a month on average in September 2026, 5.4% more than a year before. That is 45% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £816 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,042 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,273 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,754 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 street: most are in band D (31% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Stockport.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cow And Calf Hotel, School Brow, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 3AT: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 99 and Bridge Works site, School Brow, Romiley, Stockport, SK6 3AT: up to 39 homes, pending decision (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Gralan House, Green Lane, Romiley, Stockport, SK6 3JG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Green Lane, Romiley, Stockport SK6 3JQ: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) Stockport DC/027369 | Anaerobic digestion | 2 MW | Operational Oct 2011 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath - Battery Energy Storage Stockport DC/090340 | Battery storage | 40 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Aug 2024 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ashton Road, Bredbury - Battery Energy Storage Stockport DC/094002 | Battery storage | 75 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 81 times, for 299 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Goyt.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurstheads Lane/Green Lane Cso United Utilities | River Goyt | 81 | 299 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disused Railway Cutting between Stockport Road East and George Road Adjacent to Bredbury Station, Stockport | 1985 to 1989 | Inert, industrial | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Disused Railway cutting between Redhouse Lane and George Lane Stockport Road East, Bredbury, Stockport | 1986 | Inert, industrial | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 139 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK6 4AZ | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Romiley 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bredbury 172,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Woodley 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Underhill Romiley | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chadsfield Medical Practice Good Oct 2016 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Romiley Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bredbury Dental Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Stepping Hill Hospital Requires improvement May 2024 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Berrycroft Manor Requires improvement Jan 2026 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Denton Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lancashire Hill Service Station, Reddish | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Romiley Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,830 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,150 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heald Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Kirk Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| River Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Marple Dale | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romiley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Harrytown Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.2 (40.6 in 2025 and 41.9 in 2024); 37.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Greave Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 43% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 21% in 2024 and 41% in 2023) |
| Werneth School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 37.7 (36.8 in 2025 and 39.5 in 2024); 31.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Woodley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 39% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Bredbury Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 32% at the higher standard (2025; 83% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Arden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 46% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 470 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romiley Methodist Pre-School SK6 3AH | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bee Happy Nursery & Pre School SK6 4BL | Full day care | 89 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Little Learners SK6 4BB | Full day care | 25 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Precious Jem's Bredbury SK6 1HB | Full day care | 54 | Not inspected yet | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Woodley Kiddi-Winks SK6 1RH | Full day care | 109 | Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Christopher Robyn's Pre-school Limited SK6 1QJ | Sessional day care | 20 | May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Little Learners at Harpers SK6 2NJ | Sessional day care | 18 | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 173 childminders and 17 home childcarers (nannies) in Stockport. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Rural Centre SK6 4BA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 6 Dec 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A627 between A6017 and A560, with 7,052 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 460 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A627 | A6017 to A560 | 7,052 estimated; counted 2018 | 2% | -3% since 2015 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SK6 4AZ: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Quarry Road · Quarry Road · Hill Top · Hill Top · Hill Top · Healdwood · Guywood Lane · Sunfield · Guywood Lane · Healdwood Road · Sunfield · Quarry Rise
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.