Stockport in figures

A profile of Stockport from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Stockport was 304,879 in 2025, up 0.9% from 2024.

Population304,8792025Up 0.9% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over20.4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share9.4%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June1,9942025Compared with 1,103 in 2024
280K285K290K295K300K305K201120142017202020252011: 283,253 persons2012: 283,953 persons2013: 284,816 persons2014: 286,267 persons2015: 288,210 persons2016: 289,879 persons2017: 290,905 persons2018: 291,631 persons2019: 293,172 persons2020: 293,851 persons2021: 295,268 persons2022: 296,914 persons2023: 299,373 persons2024: 302,184 persons2025: 304,879 persons280K290K300K310K20112016202120252011: 283,253 persons2012: 283,953 persons2013: 284,816 persons2014: 286,267 persons2015: 288,210 persons2016: 289,879 persons2017: 290,905 persons2018: 291,631 persons2019: 293,172 persons2020: 293,851 persons2021: 295,268 persons2022: 296,914 persons2023: 299,373 persons2024: 302,184 persons2025: 304,879 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Stockport (pounds sterling) was £10.55 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.8% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£10.55 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.8% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£34,6962024, provisionalUp 1.6% from 2023
4,0006,0008,00010K12K20002004200820122016202020242000: 4,411 GBP million2001: 4,623 GBP million2002: 4,811 GBP million2003: 5,047 GBP million2004: 5,260 GBP million2005: 5,476 GBP million2006: 5,714 GBP million2007: 6,018 GBP million2008: 6,196 GBP million2009: 6,229 GBP million2010: 6,271 GBP million2011: 6,250 GBP million2012: 6,489 GBP million2013: 6,581 GBP million2014: 6,634 GBP million2015: 6,679 GBP million2016: 6,963 GBP million2017: 7,472 GBP million2018: 7,757 GBP million2019: 7,884 GBP million2020: 8,028 GBP million2021: 8,356 GBP million2022: 9,544 GBP million2023: 10,259 GBP million2024: 10,545 GBP million4,0006,0008,00010K12K2000200920242000: 4,411 GBP million2001: 4,623 GBP million2002: 4,811 GBP million2003: 5,047 GBP million2004: 5,260 GBP million2005: 5,476 GBP million2006: 5,714 GBP million2007: 6,018 GBP million2008: 6,196 GBP million2009: 6,229 GBP million2010: 6,271 GBP million2011: 6,250 GBP million2012: 6,489 GBP million2013: 6,581 GBP million2014: 6,634 GBP million2015: 6,679 GBP million2016: 6,963 GBP million2017: 7,472 GBP million2018: 7,757 GBP million2019: 7,884 GBP million2020: 8,028 GBP million2021: 8,356 GBP million2022: 9,544 GBP million2023: 10,259 GBP million2024: 10,545 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Stockport (pounds sterling) was £317,913 (provisional) in July 2026, up 4.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£317,913July 2026, provisionalUp 4.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly4.2%July 2026, provisionalUp 0.3 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,119August 2026, provisionalUp 5.4% from August 2025
240K260K280K300K320K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 255,313 GBP2021-08: 256,652 GBP2021-09: 255,511 GBP2021-10: 260,649 GBP2021-11: 265,282 GBP2021-12: 267,088 GBP2022-01: 271,081 GBP2022-02: 273,714 GBP2022-03: 275,056 GBP2022-04: 277,061 GBP2022-05: 277,143 GBP2022-06: 282,846 GBP2022-07: 286,365 GBP2022-08: 293,349 GBP2022-09: 295,047 GBP2022-10: 299,128 GBP2022-11: 297,475 GBP2022-12: 295,553 GBP2023-01: 293,622 GBP2023-02: 293,732 GBP2023-03: 290,910 GBP2023-04: 285,314 GBP2023-05: 283,208 GBP2023-06: 283,832 GBP2023-07: 287,981 GBP2023-08: 287,979 GBP2023-09: 289,269 GBP2023-10: 288,692 GBP2023-11: 288,845 GBP2023-12: 287,889 GBP2024-01: 290,266 GBP2024-02: 288,891 GBP2024-03: 289,478 GBP2024-04: 286,531 GBP2024-05: 289,470 GBP2024-06: 293,564 GBP2024-07: 293,778 GBP2024-08: 295,120 GBP2024-09: 295,112 GBP2024-10: 298,921 GBP2024-11: 300,218 GBP2024-12: 300,923 GBP2025-01: 299,102 GBP2025-02: 297,062 GBP2025-03: 297,386 GBP2025-04: 299,998 GBP2025-05: 301,875 GBP2025-06: 303,951 GBP2025-07: 305,179 GBP2025-08: 307,135 GBP2025-09: 306,127 GBP2025-10: 305,723 GBP2025-11: 307,252 GBP2025-12: 309,466 GBP2026-01: 312,233 GBP2026-02: 313,259 GBP2026-03: 314,228 GBP2026-04: 313,723 GBP2026-05: 316,235 GBP2026-06: 314,255 GBP2026-07: 317,913 GBP240K260K280K300K320K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 255,313 GBP2021-08: 256,652 GBP2021-09: 255,511 GBP2021-10: 260,649 GBP2021-11: 265,282 GBP2021-12: 267,088 GBP2022-01: 271,081 GBP2022-02: 273,714 GBP2022-03: 275,056 GBP2022-04: 277,061 GBP2022-05: 277,143 GBP2022-06: 282,846 GBP2022-07: 286,365 GBP2022-08: 293,349 GBP2022-09: 295,047 GBP2022-10: 299,128 GBP2022-11: 297,475 GBP2022-12: 295,553 GBP2023-01: 293,622 GBP2023-02: 293,732 GBP2023-03: 290,910 GBP2023-04: 285,314 GBP2023-05: 283,208 GBP2023-06: 283,832 GBP2023-07: 287,981 GBP2023-08: 287,979 GBP2023-09: 289,269 GBP2023-10: 288,692 GBP2023-11: 288,845 GBP2023-12: 287,889 GBP2024-01: 290,266 GBP2024-02: 288,891 GBP2024-03: 289,478 GBP2024-04: 286,531 GBP2024-05: 289,470 GBP2024-06: 293,564 GBP2024-07: 293,778 GBP2024-08: 295,120 GBP2024-09: 295,112 GBP2024-10: 298,921 GBP2024-11: 300,218 GBP2024-12: 300,923 GBP2025-01: 299,102 GBP2025-02: 297,062 GBP2025-03: 297,386 GBP2025-04: 299,998 GBP2025-05: 301,875 GBP2025-06: 303,951 GBP2025-07: 305,179 GBP2025-08: 307,135 GBP2025-09: 306,127 GBP2025-10: 305,723 GBP2025-11: 307,252 GBP2025-12: 309,466 GBP2026-01: 312,233 GBP2026-02: 313,259 GBP2026-03: 314,228 GBP2026-04: 313,723 GBP2026-05: 316,235 GBP2026-06: 314,255 GBP2026-07: 317,913 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Stockport were 13,360 in 2024, down 0.8% from 2023.

Active enterprises13,3602024Down 0.8% from 2023
Enterprise births1,4052024Down 5.4% from 2023
12.8K13K13.2K13.4K13.6K2019202020212022202320242019: 12,840 count2020: 13,055 count2021: 13,280 count2022: 13,520 count2023: 13,470 count2024: 13,360 count12.8K13K13.2K13.4K13.6K2019202120242019: 12,840 count2020: 13,055 count2021: 13,280 count2022: 13,520 count2023: 13,470 count2024: 13,360 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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