SK6 2RG postcode in Bredbury and Woodley, Stockport

SK6 2RG is a postcode in Bredbury and Woodley, in the Bredbury & Woodley ward of Stockport. It is in the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses at SK6 2RG can get it Across Stockport: 95% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in SK6 2, last 12 months. ▲ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Brinnington 900 m in a straight line

Where SK6 2RG is, and what is near it

Map of SK6 2RG and what is near it Map of SK6 2RG: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the SK6 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SK6 2AA: also in SK6 2SK6 2AF: also in SK6 2SK6 2AG: also in SK6 2SK6 2AH: also in SK6 2SK6 2AJ: also in SK6 2SK6 2AL: also in SK6 2SK6 2AN: also in SK6 2SK6 2AQ: also in SK6 2SK6 2AR: also in SK6 2SK6 2AU: also in SK6 2SK6 2AY: also in SK6 2SK6 2BB: also in SK6 2SK6 2BD: also in SK6 2SK6 2BN: also in SK6 2SK6 2BR: also in SK6 2SK6 2DJ: also in SK6 2SK6 2DN: also in SK6 2SK6 2DS: also in SK6 2SK6 2DW: also in SK6 2SK6 2DX: also in SK6 2SK6 2GA: also in SK6 2SK6 2JG: also in SK6 2SK6 2NJ: also in SK6 2SK6 2PT: also in SK6 2SK6 2PU: also in SK6 2SK6 2PZ: also in SK6 2SK6 2QB: also in SK6 2SK6 2QE: also in SK6 2SK6 2QN: also in SK6 2SK6 2QR: also in SK6 2SK6 2QT: also in SK6 2SK6 2QU: also in SK6 2SK6 2RE: also in SK6 2SK6 2RF: also in SK6 2SK6 2RH: also in SK6 2SK6 2RP: also in SK6 2SK6 2RR: also in SK6 2SK6 2RY: also in SK6 2SK6 2RZ: also in SK6 2SK6 2SB: also in SK6 2SK6 2SD: also in SK6 2SK6 2SE: also in SK6 2SK6 2SL: also in SK6 2SK6 2SN: also in SK6 2SK6 2SP: also in SK6 2SK6 2SR: also in SK6 2SK6 2SS: also in SK6 2SK6 2ST: also in SK6 2SK6 2SU: also in SK6 2SK6 2SZ: also in SK6 2SK6 2TD: also in SK6 2SK6 2TF: also in SK6 2SK6 2TG: also in SK6 2 GP 1.6 kmBredbury & Woodley SK6 2RG Map of SK6 2RG and what is near it Map of SK6 2RG: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the SK6 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.6 kmBredbury & Woodley SK6 2RG
  • SK6 2RG
  • Other postcodes in SK6 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 53.4320, longitude -2.1213)

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 SK6 2RG?

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 SK6 2RG?

Every home and business at SK6 2RG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK6 2RG 0% Stockport 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK6 2RG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG.

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 SK6 2RG: 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 SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG?

Homes in SK6 2 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 105 sales, up 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£241,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £270,500 68 sales
  • Terraced £208,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole SK6 district: a typical £315,000 from 675 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 SK6 2RG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SK6 2RG. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). 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 SK6 2RG

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 £3,201 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,037.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (23%)£1,746
Band Babout 270 (39%)£2,037
Band Cabout 220 (32%)£2,328
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,619
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,201
Band Fwithheld£3,783
Band Gwithheld£4,365
Band Hwithheld£5,238

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 SK6 2RG is in (ONS area E01005744), 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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest open schools to SK6 2RG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK6 2RG is Brinnington Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Brinnington Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Bredbury Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stuart Road, 87 m away.

More stations near SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SK6 2RG on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest to the centre of SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK6 2RG, 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 SK6 2RG?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG in a conservation area?

The centre of SK6 2RG 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 SK6 2RG?

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 SK6 2RG. 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 SK6 2RG

Ward
Bredbury & Woodley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bredbury and Woodley
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SK6 2RH60 mSK6 2SR120 mSK6 2RE180 mSK6 2RF190 mSK6 2QN240 mSK6 2SP250 m
All of SK6

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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