SK3 8AZ

Brinnington & Stockport Central · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Postcode district
SK3
Postcode sector
SK3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK3 8AU 21 m
SK3 8AX 73 m
SK3 9AB 84 m
SK3 9HX 86 m
SK3 8BQ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK3 8AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK3
Postcode sector
SK3 8
Latitude
53.403127
Longitude
-2.162401
British National Grid easting
389,300
British National Grid northing
389,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Stockport · E08000007
Parish or community
E43000161
Westminster constituency
Stockport · E14001517
Output area
E00029460
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 016D · E01005822
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 016 · E02001202

Postcode source versions

Explore SK3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
82
Secondary
17
  1. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    85 m
  2. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    230 m
  3. Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College

    Special post 16 institution

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK3 8 residents
12,340

Age bands in SK3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

2,687 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,423 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

3,527 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

3,167 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,807 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • STOCKPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    1-3 AVONDALE ROAD, EDGELEY, STOCKPORT, SK3 9NX

    ODS code P88632

    1.0 km

  • BRACONDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    141 BUXTON ROAD, HEAVILEY, STOCKPORT, SK2 6EQ

    ODS code P88031

    1.4 km

  • HEATON NORRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEVIOT CLOSE, HEATON NORRIS, STOCKPORT, SK4 1JX

    ODS code P88011

    1.5 km

  • MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OFFERTON HEALTH CENTRE, 10 OFFERTON LANE, OFFERTON, STOCKPORT, SK2 5AR

    ODS code P88003

    1.7 km

  • VERNON PARK SURGERY

    30-32 BRINNINGTON ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK1 2EX

    ODS code P88615

    2.1 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

    262 STOCKPORT ROAD, CHEADLE HEATH, STOCKPORT, SK3 0RQ

    ODS code P88013

    2.2 km

  • ADSHALL ROAD MEDICAL PRAC

    97 ADSHALL ROAD, CHEADLE, SK8 2JN

    ODS code P88014

    2.4 km

  • HEATON MOOR MEDICAL GROUP

    32 HEATON MOOR ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK4 4NX

    ODS code P88026

    2.7 km

  • BRAMHALL & SHAW HEATH MEDICAL GROUP

    BRAMHALL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 235 BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH, BRAMHALL, STOCKPORT, SK7 3EP

    ODS code P88016

    3.0 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

    460 DIDSBURY ROAD, HEATON MERSEY, STOCKPORT, SK4 3BT

    ODS code P88008

    3.0 km

  • BRINNINGTON SURGERY

    BRINNINGTON ROAD, BRINNINGTON, STOCKPORT, SK5 8BS

    ODS code P88043

    3.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    24-28 COMMERCIAL ROAD, HAZEL GROVE, STOCKPORT, SK7 4AA

    ODS code P88606

    3.5 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    3.6 km

  • KINGSWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    720 BURNAGE LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 1UG

    ODS code P84022

    3.8 km

  • BREDBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 AUBURN AVENUE, BREDBURY, STOCKPORT, SK6 2AH

    ODS code P88044

    3.9 km

  • BEECH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACT

    BEECH HOUSE, BEECH AVENUE, HAZEL GROVE, STOCKPORT, SK7 4QR

    ODS code P88012

    4.0 km

  • CHEADLE HULME MEDICAL GROUP

    SMITHY GREEN, HULME HALL ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, SK8 6LU

    ODS code P88007

    4.5 km

  • HULME HALL MEDICAL GROUP

    SMITHY GREEN, HULME HALL ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE, SK8 6LU

    ODS code P88025

    4.5 km

  • LADYBARN GROUP PRACTICE

    54 BRIARFIELD ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 4SS

    ODS code P84017

    4.5 km

  • PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE

    2 LONGFORD ROAD WEST, REDDISH, STOCKPORT, SK5 6ET

    ODS code P88018

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Newton Street

    BCT · Stockport

    0.1 miles
  • Newton Street

    BCT · Stockport

    0.1 miles
  • Flint Street

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.1 miles
  • York Street

    BCT · Stockport

    0.1 miles
  • Flint Street

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 016D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,366 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 17 secondary schools. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 85 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.