SK5 6QT

Denton West · Tameside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tameside
Constituency
Gorton and Denton
Postcode district
SK5
Postcode sector
SK5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK5 6QP 71 m
M34 2WT 76 m
SK5 6QS 87 m
SK5 6PX 90 m
SK5 6QR 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK5 6QT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK5
Postcode sector
SK5 6
Latitude
53.451675
Longitude
-2.155057
British National Grid easting
389,800
British National Grid northing
395,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Tameside · E08000008
Parish or community
E43000162
Westminster constituency
Gorton and Denton · E14001251
Output area
E00029855
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 002D · E01005896
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 002 · E02001188

Postcode source versions

Explore SK5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
87
Secondary
19
  1. Dane Bank Primary School

    Academy converter

    383 m
  2. Oasis Academy Aspinal

    Academy converter

    522 m
  3. Denton West End Primary School

    Academy converter

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK5 6 residents
15,097

Age bands in SK5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,705 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,676 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

4,380 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,709 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

2,103 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

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAMILY SURGERY

    THE FAMILY SURGERY, 306 GORTON ROAD, REDDISH, STOCKPORT, SK5 6RN

    ODS code P88005

    653 m

  • PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88018

    780 m

  • GORTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRST FLOOR, GORTON HUB, 27 GARRATT WAY, MANCHESTER, M18 8HE

    ODS code P84028

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT ROAD SURGERY

    110 MOUNT ROAD, GORTON, MANCHESTER, M18 7BQ

    ODS code P84050

    2.0 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    2.3 km

  • FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1344 ASHTON OLD ROAD, HIGHER OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG

    ODS code P84042

    2.4 km

  • PARKSIDE SURGERY

    187 NORTHMOOR ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 5RU

    ODS code P84644

    2.4 km

  • MILLGATE HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    ANN STREET, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 2AJ

    ODS code P89015

    2.5 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    2.5 km

  • LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIME SQUARE, ASHTON OLD ROAD, OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M11 1DA

    ODS code P84059

    2.5 km

  • DENTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    100 ASHTON ROAD, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 3JE

    ODS code P89018

    2.8 km

  • WEST POINT MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTPOINT MEDICAL CENTRE, 167-169 SLADE LANE, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 2AF

    ODS code P84027

    2.9 km

  • BRINNINGTON SURGERY

    BRINNINGTON ROAD, BRINNINGTON, STOCKPORT, SK5 8BS

    ODS code P88043

    3.1 km

  • MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    76 MARKET STREET, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 6DE

    ODS code P89029

    3.1 km

  • MEDLOCK VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58 ASHTON ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7BW

    ODS code P89010

    3.2 km

  • DICKENSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    357-359 DICKENSON ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0WQ

    ODS code P84026

    3.2 km

  • MANCHESTER INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    526-528 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M13 0RR

    ODS code P84689

    3.2 km

  • NEW BANK HEALTH

    339 STOCKPORT ROAD, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, M12 4JE

    ODS code Y02960

    3.4 km

  • HEATON MOOR MEDICAL GROUP

    32 HEATON MOOR ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK4 4NX

    ODS code P88026

    3.4 km

  • HAWTHORN MC

    UNIT K, FALLOWFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE, BIRCHFIELDS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M14 6FS

    ODS code Y02890

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tindall Street

    BCT · North Reddish

    0.1 miles
  • Wilton Street

    BCT · North Reddish

    0.1 miles
  • Boscombe Street

    BCT · North Reddish

    0.1 miles
  • Beresford Crescent

    BCT · North Reddish

    0.1 miles
  • Dane Bank School

    BCT · North Reddish

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 002D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,548 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

136 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 19 secondary schools. Dane Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 1 events.

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