Housing in SK12 2LY
What the homes in SK12 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Disley & Lyme Park
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
SK12 2LYStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.7%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK12 2LY area is above that, at 84.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 48.9% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented0.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.5%. 22.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cheshire East
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% 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 SK12 2LY sits in (Disley & Lyme Park): about 1,600 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.