Housing in SK4 2DW
What the homes in SK4 2DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heaton Mersey
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
SK4 2DWStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.8%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK4 2DW area is well above that, at 86.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.1% own outright and 40.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%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 2.5 people living in it. 28% 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 28.8%. 30.7% 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 SK4 2DW sits in (Heaton Mersey): about 1,510 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.