Housing in SK5 8EA
What the homes in SK5 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brinnington
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
SK5 8EAStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.3%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK5 8EA area is well below that, at 38.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.4% of households against 20.5%. 17.4% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.6%1%
- Private rented10.4%20.5%
- Social rented46.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 20.1%. 35.2% 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 8EA sits in (Brinnington): about 1,883 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.