SK3 postcode area guide — Stockport
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK3 postcode district in Stockport — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.2%
Gigabit-capable
88.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK3 postcode district (Stockport) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 594 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.2%.
Around 0% of premises in SK3 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 SK3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK3 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| SK3 0AB | 50% | 0% |
| SK3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SK3 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| SK3 0AL | 100% | 50% |
| SK3 0AN | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| SK3 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| SK3 0AT | 100% | 0% |
| SK3 0AX | 25% | 25% |
| SK3 0AY | 100% | 0% |
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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 SK3
Based on 331 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK3 is £253,000, up 5.0% on the previous year (£241,000).
Detached
£350,000
27 sales
Semi-detached
£296,000
123 sales
Terraced
£225,000
163 sales
Flat / maisonette
£152,500
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £147,500 | Terraced | Portrea Close | SK3 8RU |
| 20 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Hillington Road | SK3 9PA |
| 15 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Chelmsford Road | SK3 9LL |
| 11 May 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached | Sussex Road | SK3 0JL |
| 8 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Sterndale Road | SK3 8QU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Northgate Road | SK3 0LQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £210,500 | Terraced | Robinson Street | SK3 9BT |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £154,000 | Terraced | Adswood Road | SK3 8HW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Rostrevor Road | SK3 8LQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £92,000 | Flat | Tarporley Close | SK3 8NE |
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 SK3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,023 | SK3 0UP |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | SK3 9RF |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 349 | SK3 0RJ |
| Cale Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 329 | SK3 8JG |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 203 | SK3 8HA |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 201 | SK3 9EA |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 178 | SK3 8LQ |
| Lark Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 173 | SK3 9PH |
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 SK3
182 rated food businesses operate in SK3. 132 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adswood Community Centre, Adswood Lodge, AJ FOOD AND WINE Ltd, Aldi, Angies Bistro Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK3
From a sample of 247 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SK3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
15%
Band C
32%
Band D
39%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
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
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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.