Housing in SK6 6EA
What the homes in SK6 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Marple & Rose Hill
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
SK6 6EAStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.7%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK6 6EA area is broadly in line with that, at 62.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 37.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented27.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.4%. 32.6% 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 SK6 6EA sits in (Marple & Rose Hill): about 1,746 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.