Buying a home in SK1 (Stockport)
SK1 covers the Brinnington & Stockport Central and Manor wards, in Stockport.
What the records show in SK1 (Stockport): surface water flood risk is medium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked; old landfill lies within 500 m of 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 3 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Hillgate.
Land Registry recorded 11 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £160,000, and the most common were terraced homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK1
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterMedium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundNo moderate or significant hazards
- Median sale£160,000 across 11 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK1 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
No moderate or significant natural ground hazards near the postcodes we checked.
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Stockport was £319,016 in August 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 11 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £160,000 and a range of £135,000 to £186,250.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 5 | £165,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 4 | £162,500 |
| Other | 2 | £135,000 |
Crime
Measured around SK1 3BW, near the centre of SK1.
2 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Other theft1
- Violence and sexual offences1
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 440 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 450 m
- Vernon Park Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 500 m
- Banks Lane Infant School
Primary · ages 3–7 · Community school · 870 m
- Banks Lane Junior School
Primary · ages 7–11 · Community school · 870 m
- Progress Schools - Stockport
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent school · 1.1 km
- Hulme Hall Grammar School
Secondary · ages 2–16 · Other independent school · 1.4 km
- Moat House
Secondary · ages 13–18 · Pupil referral unit · 1.5 km
- Brinksway School
Secondary · ages 4–19 · Other independent special school · 1.7 km
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK1 3BW | Outside | Medium | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK1 4AP | Outside | Medium | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK1 3UR | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK1 4DG | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK1 1JQ | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK1 3ED | Outside | Not checked | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK1 4BU | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK1 3AX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate SK1 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)