SK6 5WS

Marple North · Stockport · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Postcode district
SK6
Postcode sector
SK6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SK6 5RZ 7 m
SK6 5RX 264 m
SK6 5RY 310 m
SK6 5JQ 619 m
SK6 5NT 682 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SK6 5WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
SK
Postcode district
SK6
Postcode sector
SK6 5
Latitude
53.421948
Longitude
-2.029679
British National Grid easting
398,125
British National Grid northing
391,682

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
E00029790
Lower layer super output area
Stockport 017A · E01005880
Middle layer super output area
Stockport 017 · E02001203

Postcode source versions

Explore SK6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
30
Secondary
2
  1. Broadbottom Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Peak Forest

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km
  3. Ludworth Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SK6 5 residents
5,723

Age bands in SK6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,031 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

467 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

1,232 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,826 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

1,681 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARPLE BRIDGE SURGERY

    TOWN STREET, MARPLE BRIDGE, STOCKPORT, SK6 5AA

    ODS code P88002

    2.8 km

  • HATTERSLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    HATTERSLEY ROAD EAST, HATTERSLEY IND EST, HYDE, SK14 3EH

    ODS code P89013

    3.2 km

  • MARPLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    50 STOCKPORT ROAD, MARPLE, STOCKPORT, SK6 6AB

    ODS code P88021

    3.8 km

  • MARPLE COTTAGE SURGERY

    50 CHURCH STREET, MARPLE, STOCKPORT, SK6 6BW

    ODS code P88006

    3.9 km

  • CHADSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHICHESTER ROAD, ROMILEY, STOCKPORT, SK6 4QR

    ODS code P88017

    4.1 km

  • HAUGHTON THORNLEY MEDICAL CENTRES

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

    ODS code P89014

    4.1 km

  • AWBURN HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOTTRAM MOOR, MOTTRAM IN LONGENDALE, HYDE, SK14 6LA

    ODS code P89004

    4.2 km

  • COTTAGE LANE SURGERY

    47 COTTAGE LANE, GAMESLEY, GLOSSOP, SK13 6EQ

    ODS code C81615

    4.3 km

  • SIMMONDLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    15A PENNINE ROAD, GLOSSOP, SK13 6NN

    ODS code C81640

    4.5 km

  • ALVANLEY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88019

    4.7 km

  • ARCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P88625

    4.7 km

  • WOODLEY VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P88009

    4.7 km

  • CLARENDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AQ

    ODS code P89012

    4.8 km

  • DONNEYBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLARENDON STREET, HYDE, SK14 2AH

    ODS code P89016

    4.8 km

  • THE BROOKE SURGERY

    20 MARKET STREET, HYDE, SK14 1AT

    ODS code P89002

    4.8 km

  • THE SMITHY SURGERY

    4 MARKET STREET, HOLLINGWORTH, HYDE, SK14 8LJ

    ODS code P89602

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodheys

    BCT · Ernocroft

    0.1 miles
  • Woodheys

    BCT · Ernocroft

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Tarven

    BCT · Ernocroft

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Tarven

    BCT · Ernocroft

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Stirrup Farm

    BCT · Ernocroft

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stockport 017A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,813 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 2 secondary schools. Broadbottom Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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