SK5 postcode area guide — Stockport
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK5 postcode district in Stockport — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.8%
Gigabit-capable
94.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK5 postcode district (Stockport) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 608 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.8%.
Around 0% of premises in SK5 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 SK5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK5 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| SK5 6AN | 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 SK5
Based on 341 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK5 is £220,000, up 3.3% on the previous year (£213,000).
Detached
£315,000
14 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
137 sales
Terraced
£200,000
159 sales
Flat / maisonette
£142,650
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Foliage Crescent | SK5 8AP |
| 14 May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | Gorseway | SK5 8AR |
| 13 May 2026 | £238,500 | Terraced | Westminster Avenue | SK5 7AZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £133,000 | Flat | Elisabeth Gardens | SK5 6FX |
| 8 May 2026 | £368,000 | Semi-detached | Harcourt Street | SK5 6UB |
| 8 May 2026 | £293,000 | Semi-detached | Reddish Road | SK5 7HS |
| 8 May 2026 | £198,000 | Semi-detached | Windmill Lane | SK5 6SW |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Penrith Avenue | SK5 6ES |
| 7 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Blackberry Lane | SK5 8JZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Wharfedale Road | SK5 6HE |
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 SK5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 999 | SK5 7HD |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 457 | SK5 6BG |
| Westmorland Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 436 | SK5 8HH |
| Vale View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 408 | SK5 6TP |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington | Primary | 3–11 | 363 | SK5 8AA |
| Dane Bank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | SK5 6QG |
| Abingdon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 231 | SK5 7ET |
| St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | SK5 6BL |
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 SK5
188 rated food businesses operate in SK5. 113 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 32 Mario Mini Market Ltd, 5 Spice, Acorn Care And Education @ Reddish Hall School, Amore, Angelica's Tea And Cake Room.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK5
From a sample of 262 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SK5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
15%
Band C
29%
Band D
42%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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.