SK1 postcode area guide — Stockport
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK1 postcode district in Stockport — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.8%
Gigabit-capable
71.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the SK1 postcode district (Stockport) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 462 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in SK1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SK1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| SK1 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| SK1 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| SK1 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| SK1 1AT | 100% | 0% |
| SK1 1DA | 100% | 100% |
| SK1 1DH | 98.6% | 63.5% |
| SK1 1DL | 0% | 0% |
| SK1 1DU | 0% | 0% |
| SK1 1DY | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Stockport
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Stockport district (142,432 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
96.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in SK1
Based on 150 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK1 is £220,000, up 10.0% on the previous year (£200,000).
Semi-detached
£250,000
38 sales
Terraced
£205,000
72 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | St Petersgate | SK1 1AR |
| 19 May 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced | Middle Hillgate | SK1 3DL |
| 18 May 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | John Street | SK1 3FX |
| 14 May 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Yates Street | SK1 2LJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £211,500 | Semi-detached | Holly Street | SK1 4DP |
| 1 May 2026 | £236,000 | Semi-detached | Forbes Road | SK1 4HN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Turncroft Lane | SK1 4AR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,950,000 | Other | Hamilton Road | SK1 2AE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Crescent Road | SK1 2QQ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Victoria Road | SK1 4AT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Stockport demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Stockport district (294,773 residents, 126,648 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% |
| 15–29 | 21% |
| 30–44 | 20.1% |
| 45–64 | 19.9% |
| 65+ | 20.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.1% |
| Private rented | 14.4% |
| Social rented | 5.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SK1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Lane Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 358 | SK1 4PR |
| Vernon Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 312 | SK1 2NF |
| Banks Lane Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 274 | SK1 4PR |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | Primary | 3–11 | 149 | SK1 3PJ |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 101 | SK1 1EF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SK1
309 rated food businesses operate in SK1. 203 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @covent Garden Cafe, Admiral Casino, Alan Howard Hair And Beauty Supplies, Aldi, Alfredo's Social.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK1
From a sample of 35 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 SK1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
57%
Band C
9%
Band D
23%
Band E
9%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Stockport
Landlines around SK1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.