Housing in SK4 3RF
What the homes in SK4 3RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heaton Mersey
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
SK4 3RFStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.9%). Flats make up 18.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK4 3RF area is above that, at 74.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23% of households against 20.5%. 42.8% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented23%20.5%
- Social rented2%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 2.0 people living in it. 40.1% 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 24.5%. 18.6% 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 3RF sits in (Heaton Mersey): about 1,749 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.