Buying a home in SK8 (Stockport)
SK8 covers the Bramhall North, Bramhall South & Woodford, Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Cheadle West & Gatley, Handforth and Heald Green wards, in Cheshire East and Stockport.
What the records show in SK8 (Stockport): 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped river or sea flood area.
Land Registry recorded 10 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £289,000, 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 SK8
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At a glance
- Rivers and sea1 of the 8 postcodes we checked in a mapped flood area
- 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£289,000 across 10 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK8 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped flood area:
- SK8 6AR: Flood Zone 3
A home in a mapped flood area can cost more to insure. Ask the seller about past flooding and any claims.
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.
No historic landfill within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
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 10 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £289,000 and a range of £196,000 to £350,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 7 | £257,000 |
| Terraced | 2 | £308,000 |
| Detached | 1 | £280,000 |
Crime
Measured around SK8 1HT, near the centre of SK8.
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.
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School
Primary · ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided school · 350 m
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School
Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided school · 350 m
- Inscape House School
Primary and secondary · ages 5–19 · Non-maintained special school · 440 m
- Cheadle Hulme Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Free schools · 470 m
- Lady Barn House School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Other independent school · 560 m
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free schools · 430 m
- North West Hospital School
Secondary · ages 13–18 · Other independent school · 920 m
- Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Secondary · ages 11–19 · Free schools special · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK8 1HT | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 6AR | Flood Zone 3 | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 5JF | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 3AU | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 1HN | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 3FE | Outside | Not checked | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 5EX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| SK8 6BX | 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 SK8 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
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency flood risk zones via Planning Data England
- 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.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)