Is Stockport, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

Is Stockport a nice place to live or is Stockport a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Stockport meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stockport?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stockport. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Stockport. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Stepping Hill14399
2Cheadle Hulme North10407
3Offerton10265
4Heatons North9796
5Heatons South9378
6Manor8561
7Reddish South8158
8Davenport and Cale Green7262
9Edgeley and Cheadle Heath3896
10Brinnington and Central3811
Crime
FAILED

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Is Stockport a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stockport, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Stockport residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Trafford4.65
Stockport (Stockport)5.3
Manchester5.97
Tameside6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stockport. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Stockport. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Heatons North (Best)16678
2Heatons South15990
3Stepping Hill14505
4Cheadle Hulme North12575
5Reddish South9267
6Offerton9037
7Manor7616
8Edgeley and Cheadle Heath6044
9Davenport and Cale Green5858
10Brinnington and Central (Worst)2256
Health
FAILED
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Is Stockport rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stockport. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Stepping Hill21080
2Heatons North20373
3Heatons South18964
4Cheadle Hulme North18496
5Offerton14197
6Reddish South12188
7Manor11868
8Davenport and Cale Green9440
9Edgeley and Cheadle Heath8855
10Brinnington and Central3363
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Stockport?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Stockport rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

BedsStockportGreater Manchester
1£600£625
2£695£650
3£825£750
4£1295£1150
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Stockport per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stockport, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Stockport's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Stockport (Stockport)£729.30
2Trafford£724.10
3Manchester£634.80
4Tameside£613.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Stockport a nice place to live?

Is Stockport a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.