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Housing in SK8 6SR

What the homes in SK8 6SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cheadle Hulme West
Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,258 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (32.2%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

SK8 6SREngland
Detached25.5%22.9%
Semi-detached32.2%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat18%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK8 6SR area is broadly in line with that, at 67.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

SK8 6SR
67%
23%
England
  • Owned67.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented23.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK8 6SREngland
Owned outright34.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council17.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK8 6SREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.7%. 31.6% of households include dependent children.

SK8 6SREngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

StockportEngland
All homes£1,119£1,459
One bedroom£812£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,036£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,266£1,489
Four or more£1,745£2,161
Detached£1,559£1,640
Semi-detached£1,223£1,449
Terraced£1,119£1,435
Flat or maisonette£953£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK8 6SR sits in (Cheadle Hulme West): about 1,258 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.

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