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On Bishop Street, in Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath
What it's like at SK1 4AD: every home that has sold on Bishop Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bishop Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2011 | £92,000 | 63 m² | £1,460/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2015 | £102,000 | 64 m² | £1,594/m² | 2 |
| 5, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £126,000 | 63 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 6, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £240,000 | 59 m² | £4,068/m² | 2 |
| 9, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2010 | £124,000 | 78 m² | £1,590/m² | 5 |
| 11, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2014 | £122,000 | 84 m² | £1,452/m² | 3 |
| 15, Bishop StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2025 | £225,000 | 78 m² | £2,885/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Stockport, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 4.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is St Mary's Way, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 314, 364, 845); 70 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
49% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Vernon Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 39% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Stockport School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Burnage Academy for Boys (3.9 km) and Levenshulme High School (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.2 km) and Sale Grammar School (10.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 300 m away, with Turncroft Wines closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Manor Medical Practice (700 m), with Charles S Bullen Stomacare the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Grüum is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 3.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 101 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Vernon Park Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Buzz Bingo the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (36 of them).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Market and Underbanks, Hillgate).
There are 61 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (62%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 596 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Vernon Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Unit Fitness (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.7 µg/m³).
47 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glebe House | II | 130 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Hazel Grove constituency: Lisa Smart MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 6,500 (14.1%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 38%, Labour 24%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 15%.
39 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SK1 4AD →
For holidays, Manchester is 10 km away.
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bishop Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 63.6% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 34.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 52 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 46 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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