Postcode Analysis Stockport, North West

WALMSLEY STREET, SK5 7RB House Prices & Local Information

Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for WALMSLEY STREET, SK5 7RB.

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Population

273

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Avg Age

39

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Avg Income

£ 36,900 /yr

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Employed

50%

Neighbourhood Index

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Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)

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Index Insight: SK5 7RB represents a statistically balanced neighbourhood. The scores across affluence, family, and employment align closely with national middle-ground averages, offering a highly typical UK community profile.

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10/10
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2/10
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8/10
workEmployment
7/10
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5/10
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4/10
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9/10
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4/10
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4/10
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Area Character

Owner-occupied, family-oriented, and settled. SK5 7RB's 54% ownership and 39-year average age put it squarely in the established family zone. Low crime and mid-range prices — a genuinely accessible family postcode. Property prices are trending up 12.9% year-on-year.

home £226,250 median price shield Safety 10/10
verifiedPublished by PostcodeInfo.uk · · Sources: ONS Census 2021, police.uk, Land Registry

SK5 7RB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Walmsley Street, 0.3km from Lancashire Hill in Stockport. Administratively it sits within Reddish South ward and the Denton and Reddish constituency.

This is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. A balanced community with an average age of 39 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £226k, up 12.9% 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 SK5 7RB are sourced from Output Area E00029961 (shared with 17 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.

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Demographic Deep-Dive

The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for SK5 7RB. The average age is 39.2. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.

Ethnicity Profile

White / British87.7%
Asian / British Asian4.3%
Black / African / Caribbean4.7%
Other / Mixed3.3%

Economic Activity

50%Active
FT: 34%
Unemployed: 2%
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Community Makeup: A dynamic neighborhood of mid-career renters. The average age points to active professionals living in rental accommodation.

home Property Prices by Type

Semi-Detached

£ 226,250

2 sales · Mean £ 226,250

gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2025-08)

SK5 7RB has low crime rates — 0 incidents per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences. Commercial streets and transport hubs naturally generate more incidents than quiet residential roads.

Violence and sexual offences1

school Local Schools

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Moat House

Outstanding9 pupils0.4 km
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Stockport

Inadequate126 pupils0.6 km
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All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport

Good222 pupils0.6 km
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Whitehill Primary School

Good203 pupils0.7 km
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St Anne's Roman Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy

Inadequate625 pupils0.9 km
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St Joseph's Stockport Catholic Primary School

Requires Improvement129 pupils1.1 km
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Vernon Park Primary School

Outstanding342 pupils1.2 km
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

Good398 pupils1.2 km

storefront Nearby Amenities

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Retailers - Other

48 nearby
  • Lorraines Fruit's0.9 km
  • One Below1.0 km
  • Poundbakery0.8 km
  • Lancashire Hill Service Station0.1 km
  • The Range And Iceland0.8 km
  • + 43 more
local_bar

Pub, NightClub

16 nearby
  • Project 53 Stockport Limited0.9 km
  • The Magnet1.0 km
  • The Railway0.9 km
  • Heaton Norris Pavillion & Community Centre0.6 km
  • Railway0.7 km
  • + 11 more
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Restaurant, Cafe

56 nearby
  • Afiyet Restaurant0.9 km
  • Rosie's Coffee Bar \& Kitchen1.0 km
  • This Godless Place0.8 km
  • The Range Coffee Shop0.8 km
  • Caffe Nero0.8 km
  • + 51 more
fastfood

Takeaway Shop

23 nearby
  • New Tai Wah0.6 km
  • Sun Hing0.7 km
  • Yo! To Go! Stockport0.5 km
  • Smashie's0.8 km
  • Tyros Lebanese Sandwich Bar0.7 km
  • + 18 more
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Supermarkets

9 nearby
  • Asda Reddish Superstore0.2 km
  • Pound Stretcher0.2 km
  • Asda0.8 km
  • Farmfoods0.6 km
  • Penny Lane Pantry0.4 km
  • + 4 more

train Transport Links

Train Stations

  • Heaton Chapel1.5 km
  • Stockport1.6 km
  • Reddish South1.8 km

Bus Stops

  • Bankfield Street0.1 km
  • Jersey Road0.1 km
  • The Bentleys0.2 km
  • Manchester Road (to def.route)0.2 km
  • Manchester Road (to def.route)0.2 km