Housing in SK2 5RH
What the homes in SK2 5RH 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
- 1,417 (2024)
SK2 5RHStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.3%). Flats make up 24.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 5RH area is above that, at 75.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 43.6% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%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. 32.3% 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 17.6%. 23.4% 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 5RH sits in (Offerton East & Bosden Farm): about 1,417 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.