Living in Stockport

In Stockport, tenants pay an average rent of €1,307 a month (2026).

Stockport had a population of 117,935 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €3,270 per month at the end of 2024. Stockport registered an unemployment rate of 2.58% at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population117,935people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,270EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,307EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate2.58%country median 3.4% — 24% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime7,476incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 88% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 82% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Stockport?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Stockport.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Stockport. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁹Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,307 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁸Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,307 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹⁴Official

Is Stockport a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–44%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–74%

Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–44%

Work and income

The employment rate was 60.7% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Stockport recorded 57,320.

What is the unemployment rate in Stockport?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2018).

Unemployment rate: 2.58 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Stockport is 2.6%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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263

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Stockport 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	60.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,270 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.58 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2004–2018

1.9%

3.9%

5.9%

7.9%

2.6%2004201120162018

Unemployment rate rose 10.7% between 2004 and 2018, from 2.3% to 2.6%.

What does a salary buy in Stockport?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,353of €2,697 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,697
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,307
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,353

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Stockport Salary needed to live in Stockport

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stockport. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

Job SearchUnemployment Claim

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stockport. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	76 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	113 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Stockport's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	38 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)⁶Official
Pharmacies	55 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stockport under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Stockport?

Police recorded about 7,476 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesStockport highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,476 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Stockport's nearest airport was MAN, 11 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MAN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Climate and air quality

At the end of 2019, annual PM2.5 reached 12 µg/m³.

Is the air quality good in Stockport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomOf 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

211

487

200

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.43 · Feb 15.6 · Mar 18.09 · Apr 21.75 · May 24.5 · Jun 26.33 · Jul 29.73 · Aug 27.76 · Sep 25.31 · Oct 23.98 · Nov 16.95 · Dec 12.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -7.03 · Feb -8.37 · Mar -6.49 · Apr -3.63 · May -1.48 · Jun 2.39 · Jul 5.25 · Aug 4.6 · Sep 2.11 · Oct -2.66 · Nov -4.06 · Dec -7.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.04 · Feb 3.11 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 7.4 · May 10.54 · Jun 13.58 · Jul 15.26 · Aug 14.91 · Sep 12.59 · Oct 9.47 · Nov 5.93 · Dec 3.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Stockport's median age was 39 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Stockport?

The published population was 117,935 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	117,935 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official

International community in Stockport

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	105,455	89.4%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	8,445	7.2%
Europe: EU countries	4,030	3.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	35.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Workers aged 16 and over	57,320 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median age	39 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Stockport

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Crewe as a Stockport alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,099 Crewe vs 7,476 Stockport−18%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Crewe vs 12.0 µg/m³ Stockport−25%
Residents: 74,120 Crewe vs 117,935 Stockport−37%
Median gross pay, region: €3,320 Crewe vs €3,270 Stockportsame level

Full comparison More about Crewe

Gillingham as a Stockport alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 291 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 37 Gillingham vs 7,476 Stockport−100%
Median gross pay, region: €3,171 Gillingham vs €3,270 Stockport−3%
Residents: 108,480 Gillingham vs 117,935 Stockport−8%

Full comparison More about Gillingham

Cities near Stockport

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Manchester Commuting Zone · 8.5 km away

Salary: 3,555 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Stockport, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Gloucester118,555 residents Basingstoke117,210 residents Basildon115,955 residents Cheltenham115,940 residents Crawley120,550 residents Gateshead115,280 residents

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Stockport in rankings

#18 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in United Kingdom

Is Stockport part of Manchester?

Stockport is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Manchester city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²⁰

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Stockport?

The published population was 117,935 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Stockport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Stockport?

What is the unemployment rate in Stockport?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Stockport?

The median gross salary is 3,270 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Stockport a good place to live?

Stockport may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Stockport part of Manchester?

Stockport is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Stockport?

Manchester, Hazel Grove, Cheadle Hulme, Denton, Didsbury are near Stockport. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Stockport?

The official country of birth distribution records 105,455 people (89.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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