Housing in SK2 7LY
What the homes in SK2 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Offerton West
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,156 (2024)
SK2 7LYStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 7LY area is broadly in line with that, at 58%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned58%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented33.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.9%. 30.5% 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 7LY sits in (Offerton West): about 1,156 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.