Housing in SK2 5EA
What the homes in SK2 5EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Offerton East & Bosden Farm
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,067 (2024)
SK2 5EAStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.1%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 5EA area is broadly in line with that, at 64.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented6.5%20.5%
- Social rented29.2%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. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.2%. 23.1% 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 5EA sits in (Offerton East & Bosden Farm): about 1,067 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.