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Housing in SK8 7LF

What the homes in SK8 7LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cheadle Hulme South East
Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,617 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (64.6%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SK8 7LFEngland
Detached14.6%22.9%
Semi-detached64.6%31.5%
Terraced7.3%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.6% of households in the SK8 7LF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 38.6% own outright and 38.9% with a mortgage.

SK8 7LF
78%
13%
England
  • Owned77.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SK8 7LFEngland
Owned outright38.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council10.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK8 7LFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 31.2% of households include dependent children.

SK8 7LFEngland
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SK8 7LF (Cheadle Hulme South East) (about 1,617 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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