Housing in SK2 5BB
What the homes in SK2 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodbank Park
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
SK2 5BBStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (82.7%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 5BB area is above that, at 84.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 37.1% own outright and 47% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.1%. 30.1% 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 SK2 5BB sits in (Woodbank Park): about 1,548 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.