SK5 6BD postcode in Reddish, Stockport

SK5 6BD is a postcode in Reddish, in the Reddish North ward of Stockport. 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 SK5 6BD can get it Across Stockport: 95% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in SK5 6, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Reddish South 250 m in a straight line

Where SK5 6BD is, and what is near it

Map of SK5 6BD and what is near it Map of SK5 6BD: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the SK5 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SK5 6AA: also in SK5 6SK5 6AB: also in SK5 6SK5 6AD: also in SK5 6SK5 6AE: also in SK5 6SK5 6AF: also in SK5 6SK5 6AG: also in SK5 6SK5 6AH: also in SK5 6SK5 6AJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6AL: also in SK5 6SK5 6AN: also in SK5 6SK5 6AQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6AR: also in SK5 6SK5 6AS: also in SK5 6SK5 6AT: also in SK5 6SK5 6AU: also in SK5 6SK5 6AW: also in SK5 6SK5 6AY: also in SK5 6SK5 6AZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6BE: also in SK5 6SK5 6BG: also in SK5 6SK5 6BH: also in SK5 6SK5 6BJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6BL: also in SK5 6SK5 6BN: also in SK5 6SK5 6BQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6BT: also in SK5 6SK5 6BU: also in SK5 6SK5 6DA: also in SK5 6SK5 6DD: also in SK5 6SK5 6DE: also in SK5 6SK5 6DF: also in SK5 6SK5 6DH: also in SK5 6SK5 6DJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6DL: also in SK5 6SK5 6DN: also in SK5 6SK5 6DP: also in SK5 6SK5 6DQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6DT: also in SK5 6SK5 6DX: also in SK5 6SK5 6DY: also in SK5 6SK5 6DZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6EA: also in SK5 6SK5 6ED: also in SK5 6SK5 6EE: also in SK5 6SK5 6EF: also in SK5 6SK5 6EH: also in SK5 6SK5 6EJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6EL: also in SK5 6SK5 6EN: also in SK5 6SK5 6EP: also in SK5 6SK5 6EQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6ER: also in SK5 6SK5 6ES: also in SK5 6SK5 6ET: also in SK5 6SK5 6EU: also in SK5 6SK5 6EW: also in SK5 6SK5 6EX: also in SK5 6SK5 6EY: also in SK5 6SK5 6EZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6FU: also in SK5 6SK5 6FW: also in SK5 6SK5 6FX: also in SK5 6SK5 6FY: also in SK5 6SK5 6FZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6GD: also in SK5 6SK5 6HA: also in SK5 6SK5 6HB: also in SK5 6SK5 6HD: also in SK5 6SK5 6HE: also in SK5 6SK5 6HF: also in SK5 6SK5 6HG: also in SK5 6SK5 6HL: also in SK5 6SK5 6HN: also in SK5 6SK5 6HP: also in SK5 6SK5 6HQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6HR: also in SK5 6SK5 6HS: also in SK5 6SK5 6HW: also in SK5 6SK5 6HX: also in SK5 6SK5 6HY: also in SK5 6SK5 6HZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6JA: also in SK5 6SK5 6JB: also in SK5 6SK5 6JD: also in SK5 6SK5 6JE: also in SK5 6SK5 6JF: also in SK5 6SK5 6JG: also in SK5 6SK5 6JH: also in SK5 6SK5 6JJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6JL: also in SK5 6SK5 6JN: also in SK5 6SK5 6JQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6JR: also in SK5 6SK5 6JS: also in SK5 6SK5 6JU: also in SK5 6SK5 6JX: also in SK5 6SK5 6JY: also in SK5 6SK5 6JZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6LG: also in SK5 6SK5 6LH: also in SK5 6SK5 6LL: also in SK5 6SK5 6LQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6RN: also in SK5 6SK5 6SA: also in SK5 6SK5 6SB: also in SK5 6SK5 6SD: also in SK5 6SK5 6SJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6SL: also in SK5 6SK5 6SN: also in SK5 6SK5 6SP: also in SK5 6SK5 6SR: also in SK5 6SK5 6SS: also in SK5 6SK5 6ST: also in SK5 6SK5 6SU: also in SK5 6SK5 6SW: also in SK5 6SK5 6SX: also in SK5 6SK5 6SY: also in SK5 6SK5 6TH: also in SK5 6SK5 6TJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6TL: also in SK5 6SK5 6TN: also in SK5 6SK5 6TP: also in SK5 6SK5 6TQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6TR: also in SK5 6SK5 6TS: also in SK5 6SK5 6TT: also in SK5 6SK5 6TU: also in SK5 6SK5 6TW: also in SK5 6SK5 6TX: also in SK5 6SK5 6TY: also in SK5 6SK5 6TZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6UA: also in SK5 6SK5 6UB: also in SK5 6SK5 6UD: also in SK5 6SK5 6UE: also in SK5 6SK5 6UF: also in SK5 6SK5 6UG: also in SK5 6SK5 6UH: also in SK5 6SK5 6UJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6UL: also in SK5 6SK5 6UN: also in SK5 6SK5 6UP: also in SK5 6SK5 6UQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6UR: also in SK5 6SK5 6US: also in SK5 6SK5 6UT: also in SK5 6SK5 6UU: also in SK5 6SK5 6UW: also in SK5 6SK5 6UX: also in SK5 6SK5 6UY: also in SK5 6SK5 6UZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6XA: also in SK5 6SK5 6XB: also in SK5 6SK5 6XD: also in SK5 6SK5 6XE: also in SK5 6SK5 6XF: also in SK5 6SK5 6XG: also in SK5 6SK5 6XH: also in SK5 6SK5 6XJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6XL: also in SK5 6SK5 6XQ: also in SK5 6SK5 6XR: also in SK5 6SK5 6XS: also in SK5 6SK5 6XT: also in SK5 6SK5 6XU: also in SK5 6SK5 6XX: also in SK5 6SK5 6XY: also in SK5 6SK5 6XZ: also in SK5 6SK5 6YF: also in SK5 6SK5 6YG: also in SK5 6SK5 6YH: also in SK5 6SK5 6YJ: also in SK5 6SK5 6YL: also in SK5 6SK5 6YN: also in SK5 6SK5 6YP: also in SK5 6SK5 6YR: also in SK5 6SK5 6YS: also in SK5 6SK5 6YT: also in SK5 6SK5 6YU: also in SK5 6SK5 6YW: also in SK5 6SK5 6YX: also in SK5 6SK5 6YY: also in SK5 6SK5 6ZL: also in SK5 6 GP 1.9 kmReddish North SK5 6BD Map of SK5 6BD and what is near it Map of SK5 6BD: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the SK5 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Reddish North SK5 6BD
  • SK5 6BD
  • Other postcodes in SK5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 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 53.4375, longitude -2.1613)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SK5 6BD?

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 SK5 6BD?

Every home and business at SK5 6BD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK5 6BD 100% Stockport 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK5 6BD 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 SK5 6BD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK5 6BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SK5 6BD 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 SK5 6BD 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 SK5 6BD.

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 SK5 6BD: 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 SK5 6BD 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 SK5 6BD?

Homes in SK5 6 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 172 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £318,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 64 sales
  • Terraced £205,000 73 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 24 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SK5 district: a typical £230,000 from 315 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 SK5 6BD

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SK5 6BD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at SK5 6BD

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SK5 6BD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SK5 6BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around SK5 6BD. Over half of them (65%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). 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 SK5 6BD

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 500 (65%)£1,746
Band Babout 190 (25%)£2,037
Band Cabout 70 (9%)£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. 46% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 SK5 6BD is in (ONS area E01005921), 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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest open schools to SK5 6BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK5 6BD is Reddish South Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Reddish South Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Reddish North Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Houldsworth Square, 53 m away.

More stations near SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SK5 6BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Manchester-South Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 250 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • Be Ev Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Ionity Manchester East Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 350 kW 2.5 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.

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

Which dentists are near SK5 6BD?

The nearest to the centre of SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK5 6BD, 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 SK5 6BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK5 6BD 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 SK5 6BD in a conservation area?

The centre of SK5 6BD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SK5 6BD?

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 SK5 6BD. 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 SK5 6BD

Ward
Reddish North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Reddish
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.

SK5 6DP30 mSK5 7FT40 mSK5 7AF50 mSK5 6DN70 mSK5 6DW70 mSK5 7AE80 m
All of SK5

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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