Housing in SK3 8UP
What the homes in SK3 8UP 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
- 1,716 (2024)
SK3 8UPStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (44.1%). Flats make up 54.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK3 8UP area is broadly in line with that, at 54.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.2% of households against 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented22.2%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%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 1.9 people living in it. 48.6% 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 29%. 17.1% 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 SK3 8UP sits in (Woodsmoor & Mile End): about 1,716 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.