Housing in SK2 5PH
What the homes in SK2 5PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Offerton West
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
SK2 5PHStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64.4%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 5PH area is less than half that, at 24.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented64.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 22.1%. 38.2% 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 5PH sits in (Offerton West): about 1,432 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.