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Stockport

Stockport is a metropolitan borough in the North West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Stockport's roads have the 2nd lowest rate of people killed or seriously injured in the North West, 24.4 per 100,000 residents a year. Each GP has 1,797 patients, fewer than in any council it borders. 67% of eleven year olds reach the expected standard, the highest share of its neighbours. Band D council tax, £2,619, is the highest of its neighbours and the 3rd highest in the region. Anxiety averages 3.6 out of 10, higher than 91% of UK councils.

Furthest from the middle

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 24.4 Lower than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 2nd lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.
Council tax, band D £2,619 Higher than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. 3rd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.
Anxiety, mean out of 10 3.6 Higher than 91% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for. 4th highest of the 32 councils in the North West.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Stockport and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,619

Higher than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

3rd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£314k

Higher than 62% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Up 3.5% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,036

Higher than 58% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Up 5.6% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings8.0

Higher than 60% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home67

Lower than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van19.7%

Higher than 57% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station55.9%

Higher than 86% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket93.7%

Higher than 86% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy93.3%

Higher than 78% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available85.3%

Higher than 71% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%

Higher than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

No change since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score48.3

Higher than 70% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,797

Lower than 90% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents74.5

Higher than 56% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 17.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households5.7

Higher than 59% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year24.4

Lower than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier91.7%

Higher than 79% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.1

Higher than 63% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 13.2% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 58% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 91% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 32 councils in the North West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women63.1 yrs

Higher than 66% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 3.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home60.7 ha

Higher than 86% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 33 councils in the North West.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean12.1 µg/m³

Higher than 85% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 28.8% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Stockport shares a boundary with Cheshire East, High Peak, Manchester and Tameside. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: High Peak£811
Tameside£885
Cheshire East£898
Stockport£1,036
Manchester£1,233
Average house price, all homes: Tameside£211k
Manchester£251k
High Peak£253k
Cheshire East£303k
Stockport£314k
Council tax, band D: Manchester£2,312
High Peak£2,385
Tameside£2,447
Cheshire East£2,455
Stockport£2,619
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: High Peak59.3
Cheshire East60.4
Stockport74.5
Tameside96.0
Manchester143.0
Patients per fully qualified GP: Stockport1,797
Cheshire East1,865
High Peak1,906
Manchester2,067
Tameside2,137
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: High Peak56%
Manchester59%
Tameside62%
Cheshire East65%
Stockport67%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: High Peak6.4 µg/m³
Cheshire East7.3 µg/m³
Stockport12.1 µg/m³
Tameside12.9 µg/m³
Manchester15.4 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Cheshire East28.5%
High Peak53.1%
Tameside54.9%
Stockport55.9%
Manchester72.4%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 3.5% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 5.6% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 17.7% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 3.6 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 13.2% since 2021
Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26No change since 2018/19
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 28.8% since 2019

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