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SK5 8JG

Brinnington & Stockport Central · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central
Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Postcode district
SK5
Postcode sector
SK5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK5 8HR 64 m
SK5 8JF 79 m
SK5 8JQ 82 m
SK5 8JE 125 m
SK5 8LG 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK5 8JG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK5
Postcode sector
SK5 8
Latitude
53.431998
Longitude
-2.133462
British National Grid easting
391,230
British National Grid northing
392,808

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Stockport · E08000007
Electoral ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central · E05015018
Parish or community
E43000161
Westminster constituency
Stockport · E14001517
Output area
E00177722
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 004D · E01005756
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 004 · E02001190

Postcode source versions

Explore SK5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
82
Secondary
20

  1. Westmorland Primary School

    Community school

    256 m

  2. Bridge House School

    Other independent special school

    798 m

  3. Highfields College

    Pupil referral unit

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

17 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.2
SK5 8 residents
8,230

Age bands in SK5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.6%

1,952 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

965 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.7%

2,703 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

1,718 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

917 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SK5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

29

within 5 km

  • BRINNINGTON SURGERY

    BRINNINGTON ROAD, BRINNINGTON, STOCKPORT, SK5 8BS

    ODS code P88043

    488 m

  • VERNON PARK SURGERY

    30-32 BRINNINGTON ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK1 2EX

    ODS code P88615

    1.6 km

  • BREDBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 AUBURN AVENUE, BREDBURY, STOCKPORT, SK6 2AH

    ODS code P88044

    1.6 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88005

    2.2 km

  • ALVANLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY HEALTH CENTRE, HYDE ROAD, WOODLEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 1ND

    ODS code P88019

    2.3 km

  • ARCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOODLEY HEALTH CENTRE, HYDE ROAD, WOODLEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 1ND

    ODS code P88625

    2.3 km

  • WOODLEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    WOODLEY HEALTH CENTRE, HYDE ROAD, WOODLEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 1ND

    ODS code P88009

    2.3 km

  • PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88018

    2.3 km

  • MILLGATE HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    ANN STREET, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 2AJ

    ODS code P89015

    2.8 km

  • HEATON NORRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEVIOT CLOSE, HEATON NORRIS, STOCKPORT, SK4 1JX

    ODS code P88011

    2.9 km

  • MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88003

    3.2 km

  • HEATON MOOR MEDICAL GROUP

    32 HEATON MOOR ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK4 4NX

    ODS code P88026

    3.2 km

  • DENTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    100 ASHTON ROAD, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 3JE

    ODS code P89018

    3.3 km

  • CHADSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHICHESTER ROAD, ROMILEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 4QR

    ODS code P88017

    3.5 km

  • LEVENSHULME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DUNSTABLE STREET, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BX

    ODS code P84016

    4.0 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    803 STOCKPORT ROAD, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER, M19 3BS

    ODS code P84053

    4.1 km

  • THE BROOKE SURGERY

    20 MARKET STREET, HYDE, SK14 1AT

    ODS code P89002

    4.1 km

  • HAUGHTON THORNLEY MEDICAL CENTRES

    THORNLEY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 9 THORNLEY STREET, HYDE, SK14 1JY

    ODS code P89014

    4.2 km

  • DONNEYBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AH

    ODS code P89016

    4.2 km

  • CLARENDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AQ

    ODS code P89012

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Link

    BCT · Brinnington

    0.0 miles

  • Lapwing Lane

    BCT · Brinnington

    0.1 miles

  • Brinnington Rail Station

    RLY · Brinnington

    0.1 miles

  • Brinnington Rail Station

    RSE · Brinnington

    0.1 miles

  • Shropshire Avenue

    BCT · Brinnington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 004D, 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

1,318 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
5
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

130 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 20 secondary schools. Westmorland Primary School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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