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Housing in SK4 3AP

What the homes in SK4 3AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heaton Mersey
Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,578 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (30.8%). Flats make up 26.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

SK4 3APEngland
Detached16.4%22.9%
Semi-detached30.8%31.5%
Terraced26.3%23%
Purpose-built flat23.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK4 3AP area is above that, at 68.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.2% of households against 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.

SK4 3AP
69%
22%
England
  • Owned68.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented22.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK4 3APEngland
Owned outright34.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK4 3APEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.9%. 20.8% of households include dependent children.

SK4 3APEngland
Living alone, under 6620.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

StockportEngland
All homes£1,119£1,459
One bedroom£812£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,036£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,266£1,489
Four or more£1,745£2,161
Detached£1,559£1,640
Semi-detached£1,223£1,449
Terraced£1,119£1,435
Flat or maisonette£953£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK4 3AP sits in (Heaton Mersey): about 1,578 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.

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