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SK4 2QS area guide

Who lives in SK4 2QS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road
Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,715 (2024)
At a glance

What SK4 2QS is like

SK4 2QS is a postcode in the Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road area of Stockport. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,715 people. 74.6% of households own their home, 17.9% rent privately and 7.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 62.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in SK4 2 sold for a median of £344,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SK4 2QS compares

Headline figures for SK4 2QS, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 28.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.3 nationally.

House pricesMore
£344,500

Median over 77 sales in SK4 2, +1% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
82%

Rated good or better across 11 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£53,846

Average annual income before tax, higher than 52% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SK4 2QS differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    21.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    74.6% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SK4 2QS FAQs

01
Is SK4 2QS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 82% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in SK4 2QS?

The median sale price over the last year was £344,500.

Homes in SK4 2 sold for a median of £344,500 across 77 sales in the year to August 2026, +1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SK4 2QS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around SK4 2QS, broadly in line with the 31.3 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in SK4 2QS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 8% of residents. 74.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.6%).
05
Which council covers SK4 2QS?

The local authority for SK4 2QS is Stockport.

SK4 2QS comes under Stockport in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SK4 2QS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Heaton Chapel Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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