Housing in SK5 7RT
What the homes in SK5 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
SK5 7RTStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (79.7%). Flats make up 81.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK5 7RT area is less than half that, at 14%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.8% of households against 20.5%. 7.2% own outright and 6.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned14%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented78.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 56.5% 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 43.8%. 22.6% 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 SK5 7RT sits in (Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath): about 1,666 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.