Housing in SK1 2AE
What the homes in SK1 2AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
SK1 2AEStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.1%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK1 2AE area is broadly in line with that, at 55.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.3% of households against 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented32.3%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.2%. 26.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stockport
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stockport, August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK1 2AE sits in (Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath): about 1,611 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.