SK3 0LT postcode in Stockport, England
SK3 0LT is a postcode in Stockport, in the Edgeley ward. It is in the Stockport parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SK3 0LT is, and what is near it
- SK3 0LT
- Other postcodes in SK3 0: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 9 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 53.4045, longitude -2.1802)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SK3 0LT?
- StockportCouncil, for all local services Stockport: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SK3 0LT Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Greater ManchesterPolice force area
- StockportParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Navendu Mishra (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Navendu Mishra
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 SK3 0LT?
Every home and business at SK3 0LT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 SK3 0LT?
BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK3 0LT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SK3 0LT on BinDayBuddySource: 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 SK3 0LT 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 SK3 0LT.
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 SK3 0LT: 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 SK3 0LT 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SK3 0LT?
Homes in SK3 0 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, up 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £358,500 8 sales
- Semi-detached £302,500 48 sales
- Terraced £235,000 25 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SK3 district: a typical £265,000 from 321 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 SK3 0LT
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK3 0LT 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 SK3 0LT?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around SK3 0LT. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 340 (50%) | £1,746 |
| Band B | about 180 (26%) | £2,037 |
| Band C | about 120 (18%) | £2,328 |
| Band D | about 40 (6%) | £2,619 |
| Band E | withheld | £3,201 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,783 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,365 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,238 |
When the homes were built
- 15% Before 1900
- 6% 1900 to 1918
- 38% 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 31% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019: 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 SK3 0LT is in (ONS area E01005823), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest open schools to SK3 0LT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SK3 0LT is Stockport Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.
- Stockport Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
- Heaton Chapel Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
- East Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Northgate Road, 190 m away.
More stations near SK3 0LT, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SK3 0LT?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK3 0LT, 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.
- Stockport Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 426 5333 250 mWalk
- Caritas General Practice Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 0161 426 5777 1.1 kmWalk
- Heaton Norris Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 1600 1.6 kmCycle
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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SK3 0LT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Be.EV Charging point · 15 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 950 mWalk
- Gmev Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
- St Petersgate Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SK3 0LT?
The nearest to the centre of SK3 0LT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Total Orthodontics Stockport Phone 0161 480 8828 600 mWalk
- Edgeley Dental Practice Limited Phone 0161 480 3083 700 mWalk
- Castle Street Dental Practice Phone 0161 480 5068 750 mWalk
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 SK3 0LT?
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.
- The Alexandra Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 428 3656 2.5 kmCycle
- Stepping Hill Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report May 2024 · Phone 0161 483 1010 3.9 kmCycle
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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SK3 0LT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Plane Tree Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2025 · Phone 0161 480 6919 350 mWalk
- Cheadle Grange Care Home Phone 0161 553 0623 700 mWalk
- Cherryfield House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 0161 474 1787 1.1 kmWalk
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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK3 0LT, 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.
- Edgeley Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 480 3162 300 mWalk
- Boots, 82 Castle Street Mon to Fri 8:45am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 0161 480 3384 850 mWalk
- Stockport Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 222 3505 1.0 kmWalk
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 SK3 0LT?
The nearest vets to the centre of SK3 0LT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Vets4Pets 600 mWalk
- Vets4Pets 700 mWalk
- Woodcroft Veterinary Hospital Phone +44 161 486 2333 1.3 kmCycle
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 SK3 0LT in a conservation area?
The centre of SK3 0LT 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 SK3 0LT?
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 SK3 0LT. 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SK3 0LT
- Ward
- Edgeley
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Crime and local policing: Find your area on Police.uk
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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