Housing in SK2 5PJ
What the homes in SK2 5PJ 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 5PJStockport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.4%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.6% of households in the SK2 5PJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a lone parent with dependent children (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). 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 SK2 5PJ (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.