Postcode district · Stockport
Who lives in SK6
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SK6, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 56,221 (2024)
SK6Postcode district · Stockport
Who lives in SK6
Residents
56,221
2024 estimate
Households
24,149
Census
Median age
48
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 26%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 14.3% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 25.9% are 65 or over, well above the 18.4% across England.
SK6England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.6% of residents are female and 48.4% male.
SK6
52%
48%
England
- Female51.6%51%
- Male48.4%49%
Relationship status
Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; SK6 is above that, at 50.1%. 31% have never married.
SK6England
Married or civil partnership50.1%44.7%
Never married31%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved8.9%9.1%
Separated1.9%2.2%
Widowed8.1%6.1%
How residents rate their health
Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SK6 is broadly in line with that, at 81.3%.
SK6
48%
34%
13%
England
- Very good47.6%48.5%
- Good33.7%33.7%
- Fair13.4%12.7%
- Bad4.1%4%
- Very bad1.3%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.