SK2 postcode area guide — Stockport
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK2 postcode district in Stockport — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK2 postcode district (Stockport) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 584 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.9%.
Around 0% of premises in SK2 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 SK2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK2 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| SK2 5AN | 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 SK2
Based on 378 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK2 is £277,500, up 2.9% on the previous year (£269,700).
Detached
£390,000
49 sales
Semi-detached
£300,600
194 sales
Terraced
£233,000
97 sales
Flat / maisonette
£142,500
34 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Prestbury Close | SK2 7HW |
| 15 May 2026 | £221,500 | Semi-detached | Stratton Road | SK2 5BA |
| 15 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Corbar Road | SK2 6EP |
| 15 May 2026 | £243,000 | Terraced | Shearwater Road | SK2 5XA |
| 8 May 2026 | £249,995 | Semi-detached | Gladstone Street | SK2 7QF |
| 8 May 2026 | £281,000 | Semi-detached | Oriel Close | SK2 6TL |
| 1 May 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced | Islington Road | SK2 7JH |
| 1 May 2026 | £579,500 | Semi-detached | Beech Road | SK2 6JH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,500 | Terraced | Alldis Street | SK2 7PA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Lisburne Lane | SK2 7LJ |
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 SK2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport Grammar School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 1,448 | SK2 7AF |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,341 | SK2 6BW |
| Warren Wood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 411 | SK2 5XU |
| Castle Hill High School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 350 | SK2 5DS |
| Dial Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 350 | SK2 5LB |
| Great Moor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 311 | SK2 7DG |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 300 | SK2 6NX |
| Great Moor Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 266 | SK2 7DG |
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 SK2
172 rated food businesses operate in SK2. 112 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 Idiotz, A & P E Baker Ltd, Aldi, Alma Lodge Hotel, Aquinas College.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK2
From a sample of 140 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SK2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
41%
Band D
41%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
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 SK2 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.