City Profile • Local Authority

Stockport

Stockport is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £341k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.9% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

297,107
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

10 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Stockport authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English83.4%
Pakistani3.7%
White: Other White2.5%
Indian1.5%
White: Irish1.4%
Any other ethnic group1.1%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.0%
55-59 years6.9%
35-39 years6.9%
30-34 years6.8%
40-44 years6.6%
45-49 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional24.6%
Associate professional14.4%
Managers and directors13.6%
Administrative and secretarial10.1%
Caring and leisure8.7%
Skilled trades8.4%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright36.7%
Owned: Mortgage34.4%
Private rented: Landlord12.8%
Social rented: Council7.8%
Social rented: Other5.5%
Private rented: Other1.6%

Area DNA

health7/10
safety10/10
transit9/10
investment6/10