SK1 2LE postcode in Stockport, England

SK1 2LE is a postcode in Stockport, in the Brinnington & Stockport Central ward. It is in the Stockport parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SK1 2LE can get it Across Stockport: 95% Typical price £200,000 Homes sold in SK1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 8.4% on the year before Nearest station Stockport 1.8 km in a straight line

Where SK1 2LE is, and what is near it

Map of SK1 2LE and what is near it Map of SK1 2LE: its centre point, with the 65 other postcodes in the SK1 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SK1 2AD: also in SK1 2SK1 2AE: also in SK1 2SK1 2AF: also in SK1 2SK1 2AG: also in SK1 2SK1 2AH: also in SK1 2SK1 2AJ: also in SK1 2SK1 2AX: also in SK1 2SK1 2BP: also in SK1 2SK1 2BT: also in SK1 2SK1 2BU: also in SK1 2SK1 2BX: also in SK1 2SK1 2BZ: also in SK1 2SK1 2DW: also in SK1 2SK1 2ED: also in SK1 2SK1 2EX: also in SK1 2SK1 2EZ: also in SK1 2SK1 2GT: also in SK1 2SK1 2HA: also in SK1 2SK1 2HB: also in SK1 2SK1 2HD: also in SK1 2SK1 2HH: also in SK1 2SK1 2HU: also in SK1 2SK1 2HX: also in SK1 2SK1 2HZ: also in SK1 2SK1 2JD: also in SK1 2SK1 2JN: also in SK1 2SK1 2JT: also in SK1 2SK1 2JX: also in SK1 2SK1 2LB: also in SK1 2SK1 2LF: also in SK1 2SK1 2LG: also in SK1 2SK1 2LH: also in SK1 2SK1 2LJ: also in SK1 2SK1 2LQ: also in SK1 2SK1 2NA: also in SK1 2SK1 2ND: also in SK1 2SK1 2NE: also in SK1 2SK1 2NF: also in SK1 2SK1 2NG: also in SK1 2SK1 2NJ: also in SK1 2SK1 2NL: also in SK1 2SK1 2NP: also in SK1 2SK1 2NQ: also in SK1 2SK1 2NS: also in SK1 2SK1 2NT: also in SK1 2SK1 2NX: also in SK1 2SK1 2NY: also in SK1 2SK1 2NZ: also in SK1 2SK1 2PB: also in SK1 2SK1 2PD: also in SK1 2SK1 2PE: also in SK1 2SK1 2PG: also in SK1 2SK1 2PX: also in SK1 2SK1 2QE: also in SK1 2SK1 2QF: also in SK1 2SK1 2QG: also in SK1 2SK1 2QH: also in SK1 2SK1 2QJ: also in SK1 2SK1 2QL: also in SK1 2SK1 2QN: also in SK1 2SK1 2QQ: also in SK1 2 Manor Medical Practice 1.5 kmStockport SK1 2LE Map of SK1 2LE and what is near it Map of SK1 2LE: its centre point, with the 65 other postcodes in the SK1 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Brinnington & Stockport Central SK1 2LE
  • SK1 2LE
  • Other postcodes in SK1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4166, longitude -2.1442)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SK1 2LE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SK1 2LE?

Every home and business at SK1 2LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK1 2LE 100% Stockport 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK1 2LE 100% Stockport 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SK1 2LE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK1 2LE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SK1 2LE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SK1 2LE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SK1 2LE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Stockport

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SK1 2LE: 3,482 properties in Stockport are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Stockport

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SK1 2LE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SK1 2LE?

Homes in SK1 2 sold for a typical £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 16 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£184,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £193,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole SK1 district: a typical £220,000 from 143 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SK1 2LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK1 2LE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SK1 2LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around SK1 2LE. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (58%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SK1 2LE

Band D in Stockport for 2026‑27: £2,619. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,746 (band A) to £2,619 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,746.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 450 (61%)£1,746
Band Babout 250 (34%)£2,037
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,328
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,619
Band Ewithheld£3,201
Band Ffewer than 5£3,783
Band Gfewer than 5£4,365
Band Hfewer than 5£5,238

When the homes were built

  1. 58% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Stockport before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SK1 2LE is in (ONS area E01005757), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest open schools to SK1 2LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK1 2LE, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SK1 2LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK1 2LE is Stockport Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Stockport Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Brinnington Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Pauls Street, 53 m away.

More stations near SK1 2LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK1 2LE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SK1 2LE?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SK1 2LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Churchgate Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • St Petersgate Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • Edward Street Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest to the centre of SK1 2LE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SK1 2LE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK1 2LE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK1 2LE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SK1 2LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK1 2LE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SK1 2LE in a conservation area?

The centre of SK1 2LE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SK1 2LE?

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 SK1 2LE. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SK1 2LE

Ward
Brinnington & Stockport Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Stockport
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SK1 2LF60 mSK1 2LJ70 mSK1 2QN90 mSK1 2HB90 mSK1 2LB110 mSK1 2JX130 m
All of SK1

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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