SK6 6DB postcode in Marple, Stockport

SK6 6DB is a postcode in Marple, in the Marple South & High Lane ward of Stockport. It is in the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since June 1998.

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 SK6 6DB can get it Across Stockport: 95% Typical price £357,500 Homes sold in SK6 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4% on the year before Nearest station Rose Hill Marple 600 m in a straight line

Where SK6 6DB is, and what is near it

Map of SK6 6DB and what is near it Map of SK6 6DB: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the SK6 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SK6 6AA: also in SK6 6SK6 6AB: also in SK6 6SK6 6AE: also in SK6 6SK6 6AF: also in SK6 6SK6 6AH: also in SK6 6SK6 6AJ: also in SK6 6SK6 6AL: also in SK6 6SK6 6AN: also in SK6 6SK6 6AP: also in SK6 6SK6 6AS: also in SK6 6SK6 6AT: also in SK6 6SK6 6AW: also in SK6 6SK6 6AX: also in SK6 6SK6 6AY: also in SK6 6SK6 6BA: also in SK6 6SK6 6BD: also in SK6 6SK6 6BE: also in SK6 6SK6 6BG: also in SK6 6SK6 6BT: also in SK6 6SK6 6BY: also in SK6 6SK6 6DE: also in SK6 6SK6 6DF: also in SK6 6SK6 6DG: also in SK6 6SK6 6DH: also in SK6 6SK6 6DJ: also in SK6 6SK6 6DL: also in SK6 6SK6 6DN: also in SK6 6SK6 6DQ: also in SK6 6SK6 6DR: also in SK6 6SK6 6DS: also in SK6 6SK6 6DT: also in SK6 6SK6 6DU: also in SK6 6SK6 6DX: also in SK6 6SK6 6DY: also in SK6 6SK6 6DZ: also in SK6 6SK6 6EA: also in SK6 6SK6 6EB: also in SK6 6SK6 6ED: also in SK6 6SK6 6EE: also in SK6 6SK6 6EG: also in SK6 6SK6 6EQ: also in SK6 6SK6 6FT: also in SK6 6SK6 6FW: also in SK6 6SK6 6GA: also in SK6 6SK6 6GB: also in SK6 6SK6 6HU: also in SK6 6SK6 6LJ: also in SK6 6SK6 6NA: also in SK6 6SK6 6NB: also in SK6 6SK6 6NP: also in SK6 6SK6 6NR: also in SK6 6SK6 6NX: also in SK6 6SK6 6WL: also in SK6 6 School 550 mMarple station 1.2 kmMarple Hall School 1.4 kmMarple SK6 6DB Map of SK6 6DB and what is near it Map of SK6 6DB: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the SK6 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Marple North SK6 6DB
  • SK6 6DB
  • Other postcodes in SK6 6: press one for its page
  • 3 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 53.3930, longitude -2.0696)

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 6DB?

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 6DB?

Every home and business at SK6 6DB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SK6 6DB 100% Stockport 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SK6 6DB 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 6DB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council's days for SK6 6DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SK6 6DB 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 6DB 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 6DB.

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 6DB: 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 6DB 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 6DB?

Homes in SK6 6 sold for a typical £357,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£357,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£372,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £561,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £360,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £270,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,000 11 sales

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 6DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK6 6DB 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

Food hygiene ratings at SK6 6DB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SK6 6DB. 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 SK6 6DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around SK6 6DB. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (55%). 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 6DB

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 £3,783 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,037.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (28%)£1,746
Band Babout 270 (35%)£2,037
Band Cabout 140 (18%)£2,328
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,619
Band Eabout 70 (9%)£3,201
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,783
Band Gfewer than 5£4,365
Band Hfewer than 5£5,238

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 55% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 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 SK6 6DB is in (ONS area E01005878), 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 6DB?

The nearest open schools to SK6 6DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SK6 6DB is Rose Hill Marple Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Rose Hill Marple Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Marple Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk

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 Brindley Avenue, 200 m away.

More stations near SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SK6 6DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Romiley Precinct Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 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.

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 6DB?

The nearest to the centre of SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

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 6DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK6 6DB, 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 6DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SK6 6DB 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 6DB in a conservation area?

The centre of SK6 6DB 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 6DB?

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 6DB. 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 6DB

Ward
Marple South & High Lane
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Marple
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1998

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 7NH80 mSK6 6FW90 mSK6 6DF100 mSK6 7PX110 mSK6 7RF120 mSK6 6EG120 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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