Reddish
Reddish is covered by postcode districts M34, SK4 and SK5. It is mostly in the Stockport council area: 449 of its 451 postcodes. The others are in Tameside.
Every postcode in Reddish, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 5
- In use before 2020: 446
Of the 451 postcodes in Reddish that ONS places, 5 are new since 2020 and 446 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.4381, longitude -2.1580. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Reddish?
Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 427 of the 447 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 451 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has at least 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Reddish South, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Reddish?
Homes in Reddish sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 272 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £319,000 12 sales
- Semi-detached £250,000 117 sales
- Terraced £210,000 123 sales
- Flat or maisonette £145,325 20 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SK5 district, Reddish's main postcode district: a typical £230,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Reddish: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Reddish?
5 of the 451 postcodes now in use in Reddish came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 343 homes sold in Reddish were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK5 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Reddish | Across the SK5 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 272 (0%) | 0 of 315 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 343 (0%) | 0 of 413 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Reddish?
Ofcom reports on 447 of the 451 postcodes in Reddish. At 427 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Reddish at risk of flooding?
None of the 451 postcodes in Reddish is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Reddish?
The open schools at the postcodes in Reddish (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy250 m 457 pupils, 490 places
- St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary400 m 227 pupils, 315 places
- Abingdon Primary School500 m 231 pupils, 315 places
- Vale View Primary School800 m 408 pupils, 549 places
- Reddish Hall School850 m 111 pupils, 111 places
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School950 m 180 pupils, 210 places
- Dane Bank Primary School1.3 km 238 pupils, 240 places
- Whitehill Primary School1.7 km 196 pupils, 250 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Reddish?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Reddish is Reddish South Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.
- Reddish South Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
- Reddish North Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Brinnington Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Reddish?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Reddish. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Park View Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 9500 850 mWalk
- Family Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 9797 850 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Reddish safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Reddish. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Reddish?
- Councils
- Stockport (449) and Tameside (2)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Stockport (449) and Gorton and Denton (2)
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Reddish
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Reddish is in Stockport; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Stockport about council tax Council tax, on stockport.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Reddish
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Reddish postcodes
451 postcodes in use in Reddish, by district:
Those districts are in the SK postcode area and M postcode area.
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Places near Reddish
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Reddish's £230,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Reddish
- What is it like to live in Reddish?
- Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 427 of the 447 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 451 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has at least 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Reddish South, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Reddish?
- Reddish is covered by postcode districts M34, SK4 and SK5, across 451 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Reddish?
- Homes in Reddish sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 272 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Reddish?
- In Reddish, primary schools at its postcodes include St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy, St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary and Abingdon Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Reddish Vale High School, Reddish Hall School and Penarth Group School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Reddish have a railway station?
- Yes: Reddish South is 250 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Reddish, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Reddish?
- Ofcom reports on 447 of the 451 postcodes in Reddish. At 427 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Reddish at risk of flooding?
- None of the 451 postcodes in Reddish is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Reddish?
- 5 of the 451 postcodes now in use in Reddish came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 343 homes sold in Reddish were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK5 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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