SK5 7LU
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Property report — SK5 7LU
Open-data due diligence for SK5 7LU and the area around it.
SK5 7LU in brief: 36 recorded sales (£45,500–£290,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SK5 7LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SK5 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£269,441
Population
14,892
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SK5 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | £290,000 | 31 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-14 | £250,000 | 17 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-24 | £240,000 | 17 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-18 | £225,000 | 22 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-02 | £150,000 | 32 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-16 | £255,000 | 14 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-11-03 | £272,000 | 1A BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-10-26 | £165,000 | 17 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-26 | £170,000 | 22 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-29 | £164,000 | 22 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-18 | £190,000 | 21 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-08-17 | £215,000 | 14 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-06 | £158,000 | 25 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-03 | £170,000 | 23 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-24 | £147,500 | 27 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-03 | £180,000 | 14 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-18 | £185,000 | 34 BIRKDALE ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-10-05 | £210,000 | 12 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £150,000 | 10 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-22 | £148,000 | 23 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-19 | £172,000 | 34 BIRKDALE ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-01-07 | £150,000 | 8 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-07 | £163,500 | 15 BIRKDALE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-03-12 | £132,950 | 25 BIRKDALE ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-06-10 | £92,950 | 5 BIRKDALE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-03-15 | £69,000 | 28 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £55,000 | 30 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £66,000 | 26 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-28 | £56,000 | 24 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-28 | £60,000 | 25 BIRKDALE ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £70,000 | 6 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-11-13 | £63,000 | 15 BIRKDALE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-01-16 | £48,000 | 3 BIRKDALE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-12-12 | £59,950 | 5 BIRKDALE ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-12-12 | £45,500 | 22 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £51,000 | 28 BIRKDALE ROAD | Semi-detached |
36 recorded sales on SK5 7LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Whitehill Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Abingdon Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Broadstone Hall Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington | 0.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: VERNON PARK SURGERY (0.8 mi) · HEATON NORRIS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · BRINNINGTON SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST THOMAS HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: South Reddish War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 40, SANDY LANE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · PRESCOTT'S ALMSHOUSES (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY AND GARDEN WALLS, GATEWAYS AND GATE PIERS, AND OUTBUILDINGS) (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.3 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Reddish South (0.7 mi) · Heaton Chapel (1.0 mi) · Brinnington (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.5 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.7 mi) · Morrisons (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 40%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 7,062
Owned 50% · Social rent 28% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SK5 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SK5 7 (May 24–Oct 24, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SK5 7LU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSK5 | SectorSK5 7 | PostcodeSK5 7LU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,404 | £269,441 | £146,926 |
| Population | 43,395 | 14,892 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 14 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SK5 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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