Housing in SK1 3BJ
What the homes in SK1 3BJ 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
- 1,835 (2024)
SK1 3BJStockport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.1%). Flats make up 68.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
16.2% of households in the SK1 3BJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 5.7% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.3%1%
- Private rented38.1%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.5%). 17.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK1 3BJ (Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath) (about 1,835 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.