Buying a home in SK8, Cheadle. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£392kmost £340k–£463k
Houses per m²£4,473flats £3,372
Sold last year5693,655 in five years
Prices in Stockport+4.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SK8 sold for £391,811 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £339,863 and £462,538, for about 88 m² of space.

569 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £126k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SK8 2 (£4,200) and the most in SK8 7 (£5,055).

Across Stockport, prices are up 4.2% on a year ago and up 24.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,266 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,787 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £78,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in SK8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£204,487£187k–£242k40 m²22
2£320,516£280k–£366k70 m²739
3£391,811£340k–£463k88 m²1,486
4£485,000£424k–£583k115 m²563
5+£621,077£519k–£742k145 m²470

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£204k£321k£392k£485k£621k
Detached—£363k£481k£550k£669k
Semi-detached£241k£335k£387k£463k£556k
Terraced£190k£288k£339k£412k£437k
Flats£126k£190k£266k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SK8

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SK8 1£4,394£3,701
SK8 2£4,200£3,371
SK8 3£4,260£3,402
SK8 4£4,393£2,248
SK8 5£4,482£3,503
SK8 6£4,672£3,137
SK8 7£5,055£3,624

Schools near SK8

Best state primary within 2 kmBradshaw Hall Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%14 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmCheadle Hulme High School75.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%17 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SK8

Is SK8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Stockport are up 4.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (75.9% against 43.8%); 569 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SK8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SK8 sold for £391,811 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £339,863 and £462,538.

How many homes sell in SK8 each year?

569 homes sold in the last year and 3,655 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SK8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bradshaw Hall Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SK8?

For a 3-bedroom house, SK3 (£297k, 3 km), M22 (£262k, 3 km), SK1 (£250k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.