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Stockport vs Wirral
Stockport (North West, England · ~294k people) · Wirral (North West, England · ~324k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Stockport leads on 2, Wirral on 5. 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
Wirral
£37,866/yr
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Stockport: 7% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Stockport
£305,000
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Wirral
£217,500
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Wirral: 40% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Stockport
£1,091/mo
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Wirral
£830/mo
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Wirral: 31% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Stockport
£2,619/yr
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Wirral
£2,501/yr
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Wirral: £118 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Stockport
75.0/1k
Around UK average
Wirral
69.9/1k
Around UK average
Wirral: 7% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Stockport
20.8
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Wirral
29.6
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Stockport: lower average deprivation score (20.8 vs 29.6).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Stockport
82.3%
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Wirral
88.0%
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Wirral: 5.7 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
Wirral
Rent takes 26% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.7× median annual pay
Full Stockport profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Wirral profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.