United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Stockport
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~294k · 116 state-funded schools
High housing costs and council tax are the trade-off for relatively strong pay in Stockport. A median house price of £305,000 is among the highest in the North West, and rents take a substantial 32.2% of gross median earnings. Council tax is also among the highest in the region at £2,619. However, weekly pay is above the North West median at £781.70, and the house price to earnings multiple of 7.5x is not extreme. This location suits those prioritising higher earnings and a less deprived environment over affordability, though school quality is the lowest in the region.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Stockport ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,648/yr
High
Better than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£305,000
Mid-range
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,091/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,619/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Crime
75.0/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
20.8
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
84.1%
Concerning
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
114 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
95 of 113 (84.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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116 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 116 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.