Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 138,000. The area features 4 schools, 1 pharmacy, 4 supermarkets, and around 10 restaurants and cafés, along with 51 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Woodsmoor, 1.7 km away. Covers 14 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Stockport is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 294,773 residents at roughly 2,338 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 255th of 294 English council areas — better than 13% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 14° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
221 reported road collisions (2024)
71 killed or seriously injured · 268 casualties · 7.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 386 rated 4–5 ★ (317 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Woodsmoor (1.7 km)
- 51 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Woodsmoor (1.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£314,495 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Stockport · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,111 average monthly rent▲ 5.1% YoY
- 1 bed £807
- 2 bed £1,029
- 3 bed £1,257
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (9.9 km)
46 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
50 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Lidl-Hempshaw Lane (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches55
- Playgrounds25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
294,773 residents in Stockport · 2,338/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 154 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,619 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (24% of 133,540)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
138 schools · 47,342 pupils
87 primary · 14 secondary · 37 other
Ofsted: 43 of 58 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
117inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Laurus Cheadle HulmeOutstanding
- Bramhall High SchoolGood
- Hazel Grove High SchoolGood
- St Anne's RC Voluntary AcademyGood
- Stockport SchoolGood
- Priestnall SchoolRequires improvement
- The Kingsway SchoolRequires improvement
- Reddish Vale High SchoolInadequate
- Werneth SchoolInadequate
- Cheadle Hulme High School
- Harrytown Catholic High School
- Marple Hall School
- St James' Catholic High School
- Stockport Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stockport
Care & health services
307 CQC-registered services
- Care homes67
- GP practices49
- Dentists78
- Homecare agencies73
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockport
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
332 applications decided
94.3% granted · 313 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat
Hazel Grove
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 14
- Con 1
- LD 34
- Grn 4
- Ref 2
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens1151
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,810 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,707 jobs advertised · £40,065 avg
e.g. Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Claims Handler
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£782 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,236 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 129,334 certificates
10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 40% · Wind 33% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%
46 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.1 women · 61.8 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SK2
- Manor Medical Practice
- Bracondale Medical Centre
- Nhs Stockport Community Health
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hazel Grove:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office435 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership274 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s267 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Offerton School · 0.6 kmOfferton School was a state comprehensive secondary school located north of the A626 road near the River Goyt in Offerton, a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. The school catered for pupils aged 11 to 16 and was…
Battersby Hats · 0.9 kmBattersby Hats was the trading name of Battersby & Co, a hat manufacturer of Stockport, England. The firm once had a capacity of 12,000 hats per week but it declined in the second half of the twentieth century and mer…
Strawberry Gardens · 0.9 kmThe Strawberry Gardens is a Grade II listed public house on Offerton Lane in Offerton, a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the mid to late 18th century, it has later additions, including a 19t…

Offerton Green · 1.3 kmOfferton Green is a village in Stockport, England. The village is little more than a green surrounded by houses, closely neighbouring nearby areas of Bosden Farm and Foggbrook.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)