What can you afford in Stockport?
3,629 homes changed hands in Stockport over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £310,000 or less, a quarter for under £235,000, and three quarters for under £425,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £62,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £62,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 7.9× the local median full-time salary of £39,318 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Stockport
£310,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £235,000
- Three quarters under
- £425,000
- Sales
- 3,629
- HPI average
- £318,163
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 3,629 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.8% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 9.2% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 30% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 66% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 83% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £167,750 · 386 | ≈£33,550 |
| Terraced house | £241,000 · 963 | ≈£48,200 |
| Semi-detached house | £328,000 · 1,531 | ≈£65,600 |
| Detached house | £525,000 · 749 | ≈£105,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Stockport average prices up 5.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- St Albans
- St Helens
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Stevenage
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Stroud
- Sunderland
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.