SK6 2AR

Bredbury & Woodley · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stockport
Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Postcode district
SK6
Postcode sector
SK6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK6 2AY 25 m
SK6 2AU 36 m
SK6 2AN 71 m
SK6 2AH 101 m
SK6 2AL 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK6 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK6
Postcode sector
SK6 2
Latitude
53.423100
Longitude
-2.115543
British National Grid easting
392,419
British National Grid northing
391,816

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Stockport · E08000007
Parish or community
E43000161
Westminster constituency
Hazel Grove · E14001277
Output area
E00029093
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 009B · E01005744
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 009 · E02001195

Postcode source versions

Explore SK6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Workshop, Hollingworth Road, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2AR 26 February 2018 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
66
Secondary
11
  1. Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    745 m
  2. Arden Primary School

    Community school

    869 m
  3. Bridge House School

    Other independent special school

    991 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 1
  • Theft from the person 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK6 2 residents
7,479

Age bands in SK6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,376 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

689 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

1,958 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,796 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,431 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
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

25

within 5 km

  • BREDBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 AUBURN AVENUE, BREDBURY, STOCKPORT, SK6 2AH

    ODS code P88044

    101 m

  • ALVANLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88019

    1.1 km

  • ARCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88625

    1.1 km

  • WOODLEY VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88009

    1.1 km

  • BRINNINGTON SURGERY

    BRINNINGTON ROAD, BRINNINGTON, STOCKPORT, SK5 8BS

    ODS code P88043

    1.2 km

  • VERNON PARK SURGERY

    30-32 BRINNINGTON ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK1 2EX

    ODS code P88615

    1.9 km

  • CHADSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHICHESTER ROAD, ROMILEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 4QR

    ODS code P88017

    1.9 km

  • MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88003

    2.6 km

  • HEATON NORRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEVIOT CLOSE, HEATON NORRIS, STOCKPORT, SK4 1JX

    ODS code P88011

    3.6 km

  • MILLGATE HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    ANN STREET, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 2AJ

    ODS code P89015

    3.6 km

  • HAUGHTON THORNLEY MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code P89014

    3.7 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88005

    3.7 km

  • BRACONDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    141 BUXTON ROAD, HEAVILEY, STOCKPORT, SK2 6EQ

    ODS code P88031

    3.9 km

  • PARK VIEW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88018

    3.9 km

  • THE BROOKE SURGERY

    20 MARKET STREET, HYDE, SK14 1AT

    ODS code P89002

    4.0 km

  • DONNEYBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AH

    ODS code P89016

    4.0 km

  • CLARENDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AQ

    ODS code P89012

    4.1 km

  • DENTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    100 ASHTON ROAD, DENTON, MANCHESTER, M34 3JE

    ODS code P89018

    4.1 km

  • HEATON MOOR MEDICAL GROUP

    32 HEATON MOOR ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK4 4NX

    ODS code P88026

    4.3 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88606

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Bents Lane

    BCT · Bredbury

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Bents Lane

    BCT · Bredbury

    0.1 miles
  • Stockport Road East

    BCT · Bredbury

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bredbury

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bredbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 009B, 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

7,127 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

101 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 745 m.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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