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SK5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, in Stockport.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SK5 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in SK5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£220,000
Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
31,110
864th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How SK5 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SK5Middle
Median sale price19 postcode districts, SK · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SK19 areas from £207,750 to £490,000. The middle area is £280,000. SK5 is £220,000.
£220,0004th cheapest
Population19 postcode districts, SK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 12,069 to 60,892. The middle area is 31,110. SK5 is 31,110.
31,11010th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 postcode districts, SK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 22.0%. SK5 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 postcode districts, SK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 72.9% to 97.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. SK5 is 96.3%.
96.3%4th highest

What is the population of SK5?

SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census.

SK5 is the 864th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in SK5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK5 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SK5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Stockport 001A1,466No figure399.9%
Stockport 001B1,530No figure4100.0%
Stockport 001C1,423No figure2100.0%
Stockport 001D1,221No figure898.6%
Stockport 001E1,362No figure5100.0%
Stockport 002A1,732No figure2100.0%
Stockport 002B1,527No figure3100.0%
Stockport 002C2,187No figure5100.0%
Stockport 002D1,663No figure3100.0%
Stockport 003B1,267No figure496.9%
Stockport 003C1,168No figure4100.0%
Stockport 003E1,471No figure297.9%
Stockport 003F1,314No figure699.9%
Stockport 004A1,838No figure199.3%
Stockport 004B2,005No figure199.8%
Stockport 004C1,737No figure1100.0%
Stockport 004D2,378No figure1100.0%
Stockport 007A1,418No figure599.9%
Stockport 007B1,549No figure295.2%

MPs for SK5

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in SK54

Postcode sectors in SK54

Council1

Towns in SK52

Postcode districts next to SK56

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SK postcode area2

SK5 in brief

SK5 is a postcode district covering Reddish and Brinnington, in Stockport.

About 32,051 people lived in SK5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 450 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in SK5 was £220,000 in 2025.

SK5 had 31,110 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in SK5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In SK5, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.