Housing in SK8 4RT
What the homes in SK8 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gatley South & Cheadle West
- Council
- Stockport
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (90.3%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK8 4RT area is well above that, at 91%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.3% of households against 20.5%. 60.7% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned91%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%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 2.7 people living in it. 20.2% 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 22.1%. 21.4% 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 SK8 4RT sits in (Gatley South & Cheadle West): about 1,712 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.