Stockport area report

Highlights

Stockport is a metropolitan district in Greater Manchester with a population of 294773. The median property price is 305000, with prices rising 25.0 per cent over five years. Semi-detached homes account for 41.2 per cent of the housing stock, and 71.1 per cent of households are owner-occupied. The affordability ratio stands at 8.6. Schools include 87 primary and 14 secondary institutions; 47 of the 62 rated schools are good or better. Transport is well-served by 19 rail stations, with Woodsmoor Rail Station offering a 21-minute commute to Manchester Piccadilly. Air quality is moderate, with nitrogen dioxide at 12.7 micrograms per cubic metre and particulate matter at 7.1. Recorded crime was 77.4 offences per 1000 residents in the year ending December 2025, with violence against the person the largest category at 8949 offences. Deprivation indices suggest mixed outcomes: employment deprivation ranks at 5.6, while barriers to housing and services score 9.0. Life expectancy is 80.0 years for males and 83.7 for females. The area has 144 supermarkets and 16759 greenspaces.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Stockport, Greater Manchester — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

Within Greater Manchester, Stockport ranks 9th cheapest of 10, 9th most affordable and 8th best for schools.

What does it cost?

• £305,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid + UK HPI, Apr 2026)

Sold prices in Stockport have risen 24% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 294,776 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021)

About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Stockport (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 6 of 10, national basis).

Schools

• 76% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026)

Health

• 80 · 83.7 yrs life expectancy (men · women) (NHS ODS register (GP/dentist/pharmacy) + OSM (hospitals) + IoD2025 health domain + OHID Fingertips (outcomes), 2026/2025)

Getting around

• ≈21 min fastest train to Manchester (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026)
• 88% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024)

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Stockport that changed hands in the last five years, 13.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 6 points below North West (19.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 22.59% over 7.4 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.9% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/stockport.

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Nearby areas we cover: Manchester, Tameside, Trafford.