Housing in SK5 8DS
What the homes in SK5 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brinnington
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,778 (2024)
SK5 8DSStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.3%). Flats make up 28.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK5 8DS area is well below that, at 41%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned41%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented47.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 33.8% 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 25.3%. 35.1% 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 8DS sits in (Brinnington): about 1,778 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.