Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Apr '26
£300,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,987 sales
+1.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2346
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2346 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SK2 5LJ
HM Land Registry · Stockport
Average price
£360,833
Median price: £300,000
Median +1.4% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,987 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£206k£186k£165k
May '24Oct '24Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SK2 5LJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SK2 5LJ
Counts are for Offerton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)May '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
320
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.9%
Other White2.9%
African1.3%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 6.7%
Religion
No religion44.8%
Christian43.5%
Not answered7.9%
Muslim3.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4918.8%
50–6416.4%
10–1511.1%
25–3410.6%
5–98.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.9%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.0%
One person: other16.9%
One person: aged 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 34.2%
Coordinates & Location for SK2 5LJ
Postcode
SK2 5LJ
Coordinates
53.3958, -2.1232
Grid reference
SJ919887
Easting
391,902
Northing
388,785
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V9VWG+8P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Stockport
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Stockport
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Stockport
Local Authority
Council AreaHazel Grove E14001277
Constituency
E14001277Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Offerton
Constituency code
E14001277
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Stockport, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Stockport
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Stockport
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01W
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Stockport 024B E01005826
E01005826MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stockport 024 E02001210
E02001210LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stockport 024B E01005826
E01005826MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stockport 024 E02001210
E02001210Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:27 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SK2 5LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005826 and MSOA E02001210 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2346
Present — Active
Postcode SK2 5LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Stockport.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Castle Hill High School
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- Stockport School
Last published allocation was 1,500 m. This postcode is 1,166 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Stockport allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near SK2 5LJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
No published last-distance figure for this school.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
45.7
Last published allocation was 1,500 m. This postcode is 1,166 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Stockport allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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