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Stockport vs Warrington
Stockport (North West, England · ~294k people) · Warrington (North West, England · ~209k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Warrington on 6, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Stockport
£40,648/yr
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Warrington
£40,669/yr
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Stockport
£305,000
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Warrington
£255,000
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Warrington: 20% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Stockport
£1,091/mo
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Warrington
£880/mo
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Warrington: 24% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Stockport
£2,619/yr
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Warrington
£2,448/yr
Around UK average
Warrington: £171 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Stockport
75.0/1k
Around UK average
Warrington
68.8/1k
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Warrington: 9% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Stockport
20.8
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Warrington
18.9
Around UK average
Warrington: lower average deprivation score (18.9 vs 20.8).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Stockport
82.3%
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Warrington
100.0%
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Warrington: 17.7 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Stockport
Rent takes 32% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.5× median annual pay
Warrington
Rent takes 26% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.3× median annual pay
Full Stockport profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Warrington profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.