Woodford
Woodford is covered by postcode district SK7. It is in the Stockport council area, England.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Woodford (Stockport).
Every postcode in Woodford, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 1
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 1
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 77
Of the 79 postcodes in Woodford that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 77 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.3410, longitude -2.1598. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 postcodes at high risk
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Woodford?
Homes sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.5% on the 12 months before. At 66 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 79 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Village Surgery, 2.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Poynton, 2.0 km 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 Woodford?
Homes in Woodford sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £598,750
- 12 months to August 2026
- £620,000
▲ up 3.5% on the 12 months before
Across the whole SK7 district, Woodford's main postcode district: a typical £400,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Woodford: 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 Woodford?
31 of the 79 postcodes now in use in Woodford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 20 of the 72 homes sold in Woodford were newly built (28%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK7 district, 9%.
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 Woodford | Across the SK7 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 41 (2%) | 8 of 568 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 20 of 72 (28%) | 78 of 827 (9%) |
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 Woodford?
Ofcom reports on 78 of the 79 postcodes in Woodford. At 66 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 Woodford at risk of flooding?
2 of the 79 postcodes in Woodford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 Woodford?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Woodford. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
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 Woodford?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Woodford is Poynton Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.
- Poynton Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
- Bramhall Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Adlington (Cheshire) Rail Station Railway station 2.9 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 Woodford?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Woodford. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- The Village Surgery2.1 km
- Bramhall Health Centre2.1 km
- Cheadle Hulme Medical Group3.5 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Woodford 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 Woodford. 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 Woodford?
- Council
- Stockport
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cheadle
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat)
All 79 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Woodford
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- 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 nearest GP practices
- 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 Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Woodford postcodes
79 postcodes in use in Woodford, by district:
That district is in the SK postcode area.
Check a Woodford postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Woodford
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Woodford's £620,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Woodford
- What is it like to live in Woodford?
- Homes sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.5% on the 12 months before. At 66 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 79 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Village Surgery, 2.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Poynton, 2.0 km 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 Woodford?
- Woodford is covered by postcode district SK7, across 79 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Woodford in?
- Woodford is in the Stockport council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Woodford?
- Woodford is in the Cheadle parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Woodford?
- Homes in Woodford sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Woodford?
- In Woodford, primary schools at its postcodes include Woodford Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Bramhall High School, 2.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Woodford have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Woodford is Poynton, 2.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Woodford?
- Ofcom reports on 78 of the 79 postcodes in Woodford. At 66 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Woodford at risk of flooding?
- 2 of the 79 postcodes in Woodford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Woodford?
- 31 of the 79 postcodes now in use in Woodford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 20 of the 72 homes sold in Woodford were newly built (28%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SK7 district, 9%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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