SK4 1LB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Southdown Close, 0.5km from Lancashire Hill in Stockport. Administratively it sits within Reddish South ward and the Stockport constituency.
This is a well-established rental postcode — residents in this subgroup are typically single or divorced eu-born migrants who live alone. many are aged 25 to 44 and are employed in sales and customer service occupations or are process, plant and machine operatives. a higher than group average proportion identify with the white ethnic group or other asian ethnicities, and many do not speak english very well or well. housing is principally in flats in the social or private rented sector, with households typically overcrowded, and home ownership rare. The daytime character shifts — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 55% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.
Property: With prices averaging £130k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 41.0% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.
Census 2021 statistics for SK4 1LB are sourced from Output Area E00029976 (shared with 70 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
SOUTHDOWN CLOSE, SK4 1LB House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for SOUTHDOWN CLOSE, SK4 1LB.
309
37
£ 36,900 /yr
60%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: The area also shows excellent employment metrics, indicating a highly economically active population.
Area Character
No single demographic signal dominates SK4 1LB — age 37, 30% ownership, 55% private renting: a mixed-tenure, multi-generational community. £130k prices and low crime put this mixed postcode in the more desirable bracket. Property prices are trending up 41.0% year-on-year.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for SK4 1LB. The average age is 37.4. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Age & Housing: A mid-life demographic with high rental density. The population consists largely of working adults in their thirties and forties renting their homes.
home Property Prices by Type
Terraced
£ 120,500
2 sales · Mean £ 120,500
Flat
£ 128,000
1 sales · Mean £ 128,000
Semi-Detached
£ 152,000
1 sales · Mean £ 152,000
school Local Schools
All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport
Moat House
Hollywood Park Nursery School
St Joseph's Stockport Catholic Primary School
St Anne's Roman Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Norris Bank Primary School
Whitehill Primary School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
52 nearby- Lorraines Fruit's0.8 km
- One Below0.5 km
- Poundbakery0.6 km
- Stockport Convenience Store0.6 km
- Cakes For Occasions0.8 km
- + 47 more
Pub, NightClub
24 nearby- Comfortable Gill0.8 km
- Genting Casino0.8 km
- Project 53 Stockport Limited0.7 km
- The Magnet0.3 km
- Garrick Theatre0.8 km
- + 19 more
Restaurant, Cafe
80 nearby- Afiyet Restaurant0.5 km
- Cafe & Bar Sq0.8 km
- Rosie's Coffee Bar \& Kitchen0.5 km
- This Godless Place0.7 km
- Top Of The Range Caterers0.8 km
- + 75 more
Takeaway Shop
42 nearby- Greggs PLC0.6 km
- Waffle N Co0.7 km
- Cherry's Boba Shop0.5 km
- Chopsticks House0.9 km
- Laco Cafe & Bistro0.8 km
- + 37 more
Hotel, B&B, Guest House
2 nearby- Travelodge0.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport1.0 km
Supermarkets
10 nearby- HOLLYWOOD STORES0.9 km
- Asda0.7 km
- Farmfoods0.2 km
- Penny Lane Pantry0.5 km
- Poundland0.7 km
- + 5 more
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Stockport1.1 km
- Heaton Chapel1.5 km
- Reddish South2.4 km
Bus Stops
- Belmont Way0.1 km
- W'ington Road N (to def.route)0.1 km
- W'ington Road N (to def.route)0.1 km
- Belmont Way0.1 km
- Oxford Way0.2 km
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Postcode Profile: SK41LB · Data under Open Government Licence