Housing in SK2 7QL
What the homes in SK2 7QL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodsmoor & Mile End
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
SK2 7QLStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.8%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK2 7QL area is broadly in line with that, at 67.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.4%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.7%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. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19%. 26% 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 7QL sits in (Woodsmoor & Mile End): about 1,611 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.