Stockport
Stockport the area
Stockport is a partly urban and partly rural location. It is a thriving, prosperous and well connected place 10 minutes by train from the centre of Manchester, positioned on the edge of the Peak District National Park and the Cheshire plain. It benefits from a number of transport hubs (including motorway junctions, railway stations and the nearby Manchester Airport. However Road congestion is an issue, due in part to poor public transport usage and the major commuting traffic both into, through, and out of, the borough.
Stockport has 8 district centres and many more neighbourhood and local centres each with its own distinct identity. It has high levels of owner occupied housing. With house prices in Stockport above the North West average there is a high and increasing demand for social rented accommodation, of which there is relatively low stock.
Local Confidence Survey Data for Stockport (March 2010) Use the plus and minus icons on the top of this document to increase/decrease the font size
Demographics
| Population (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | 284,528 |
| Population (based on mid 2008 estimates) | 281,000 |
| Male: | 48.2% |
| Female: | 51.8% |
| Race Profile (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| White: | 95.7% |
| Minority Ethnic: | 4.3% |
| Age: (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| 0 - 19 years | 70,869 |
| 20 - 30 years | 34,164 |
| 31 - 40 years | 45,336 |
| 41 - 50 years | 38,729 |
| 50 - 65 years | 51,125 |
| 65 + years | 44,305 |
| Information on Work and Deprivation | In 2008 there were 2,980 people unemployed in Stockport. However this is down 2.2% on the 2007 figure of 3,048 |
To access crime statistics for Stockport, visit the national crime mapping website and enter Stockport in the search bar.
Useful Links
Political Information about Stockport
Stockport Neighbourhood Policing Team
This page was last updated on 21 July 2010