Housing in SK5 8EY
What the homes in SK5 8EY 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 8EYStockport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.3%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.2% of households in the SK5 8EY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a lone parent with dependent children (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK5 8EY (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.