Stockport sits on a steep-sided valley where the River Mersey and the River Goyt meet, just to the south-east of Greater Manchester city centre and historically part of Cheshire. It’s dominated by the dramatic 19th-century Stockport Viaduct, a landmark of the railway age, and its riverside topography gives the town a mix of industrial terraces, steep streets and pockets of green space.
Once a centre for hatting and textiles in the Industrial Revolution, Stockport still wears that history alongside recent regeneration: the old mills, the atmospheric Underbanks quarter and the preserved air-raid shelters draw interest, while markets, independent shops and a lively nightlife reflect a diverse, commuter-friendly town with a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Stockport
M19, SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK7, SK8
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 5 miles
- Oldham 9.3 miles
- St. Helens 23.9 miles
- Wigan 22 miles
- Warrington 17.8 miles
- Huddersfield 22.3 miles
- Bolton 17.1 miles
- Salford 7.8 miles
- Rochdale 14.2 miles
- Crewe 24.8 miles
- Macclesfield 10.4 miles
- Runcorn 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brinnington & Stockport Central Ward 0.7 miles
- Manor Ward 0.8 miles
- Edgeley Ward 1 mile
- Reddish South Ward 1.1 miles
- Davenport & Cale Green Ward 1.2 miles
- Heatons South Ward 1.5 miles
- Offerton Ward 1.5 miles
- Heatons North Ward 1.8 miles
- Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North Ward 1.9 miles
- Reddish Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Bredbury and Woodley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bredbury & Woodley Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Stockport
SK3 9DA, SK1 4LW, SK4 4FX, SK3 0PL, SK2 6HB, SK1 9SH, SK2 6AA, SK3 9QG, SK4 5JX … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 6.2 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.1 miles
- Stockport Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Davenport Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6 miles
Hotels in Stockport Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3
- Alma Lodge Hotel 3
- Village Hotel Manchester Cheadle 3
- Bredbury Hall Hotel 3.5
- Premier Inn Stockport South 3
- Stockport South 3
- Premier Inn Stockport Central 3
- Wycliffe Hotel 3
- Trivelles Mayfair 3
- Britannia Hotel Stockport 3
Schools in Stockport
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Stockport Primary
- Aquinas College Further education
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstones School Independent - special
- Cale Green Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill High School Special
- Cheadle Heath Primary School Primary
- Covenant Christian School Independent - all ages
- Dial Park Primary School Primary
- Didsbury Road Primary School Primary
- Fairway Primary School Primary
- Great Moor Infant School Primary
- Great Moor Junior School Primary
- Heaton School Special
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Local points of interest
- Edgeley Park Stadium 0.8 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 4.7 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 5.1 miles
- University of Manchester University 5.1 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 5.1 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 5.4 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5.5 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 5.9 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 6 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 6 miles