United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Stockport
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~294k · 116 state-funded schools
Higher earnings come at the cost of significant housing pressure in Stockport. While median weekly pay of £781.70 sits above the North West median, the local market is expensive, with a median house price reaching 7.5 times annual gross pay. Renters face a similar squeeze, spending 32.2% of their earnings on housing costs, which ranks among the most expensive in the region. Council tax is also notably high, exceeding 92% of England authorities. While the deprivation score is better than the regional median, families should note that the share of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools is the lowest in the North West. This location suits high earners who can absorb substantial housing and tax premiums, provided they are comfortable with the current educational performance.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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
84.2%
Concerning
Worse than 96% 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
139 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
96 of 114 (84.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 25 schools are 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.