Housing in SK6 6PS
What the homes in SK6 6PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Marple Bridge & Mellor
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,618 (2024)
SK6 6PSStockport
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (61.7%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK6 6PS area is well above that, at 90.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 61.1% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 24.2%. 23.7% 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 6PS sits in (Marple Bridge & Mellor): about 1,618 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.