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SK7 1

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6,820 people · median £600,000 · Stockport

↑ Stockport (district)

Good for schoolsAmong the least deprived

Stockport Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 33/63 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population6,820

0–14

17%

15–24

25–44

22%

45–64

27%

65+

26%

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Median age47

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate59%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.6%

Self-employed · of people in work15.5%

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Retired24.1%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified51%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications9.1%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health82%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.53/10

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Happiness7.27/10

Feels worthwhile7.75/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.65/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 10/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 95% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 10/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 10/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 95% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 10 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

9.7/10

Employment

9.6/10

Education & skills

10.0/10

Health & disability

8.6/10

Crime

9.0/10

Housing & services

9.3/10

Living environment

7.6/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

90%

own their home

90%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 6%

ONS Census 2021

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