Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath

Stockport · North West · population 8,030 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,661 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #41 of 42 in Stockport. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Health (0). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 55 sales), 39% below the wider Stockport median of £310,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 4 · #6,551
Employment 1 · #6,778
Education 6 · #6,462
Health 0 · #6,819
Crime 3 · #6,661
Housing & access 82 · #1,259
Living environment 10 · #6,188

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00055+9.5%+30.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£225,00011+4.7%+38.5%
Terraced£195,00025+2.6%+30.0%
Flat£130,00018-18.8%+56.6%
This area£190,000
Stockport£310,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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