Buying a home in SK3 (Stockport)
SK3 covers the Brinnington & Stockport Central, Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North, Davenport & Cale Green, Edgeley and Norbury & Woodsmoor wards, in Stockport.
What the records show in SK3 (Stockport): old landfill lies within 500 m of 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 26 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £235,000, and the most common were semi-detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK3
Enter a postcode or address for the free area check at that exact postcode.
At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 7 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundNo moderate or significant hazards
- Median sale£235,000 across 26 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK3 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.
- Very low: 7 of 7 postcodes
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
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.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
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 26 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £235,000 and a range of £160,000 to £365,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 12 | £234,750 |
| Terraced | 10 | £227,500 |
| Detached | 4 | £306,250 |
Crime
Measured around SK3 9AU, near the centre of SK3.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Bridge Hall Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 350 m
- Alexandra Park Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 370 m
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided school · 680 m
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy sponsor led · 800 m
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided school · 820 m
- Stockport Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 830 m
- Hulme Hall Grammar School
Secondary · ages 2–16 · Other independent school · 1.1 km
- Brinksway School
Secondary · ages 4–19 · Other independent special school · 1.1 km
- Progress Schools - Stockport
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent school · 1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK3 9AU | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK3 9EZ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK3 9NP | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK3 8NJ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK3 9RH | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK3 8UN | Outside | Not checked | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK3 9QW | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK3 9BX | 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 SK3 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- 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, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- 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)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)