Renting in Stockport

Average Rent in Stockport: £1,100/mo

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Median asking rent across 3,174 live Stockport listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,100 /month

3,174 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Stockport by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£725/mo	49
1 bed	£867/mo	808
2 bed	£1,150/mo	1,060
3 bed	£1,400/mo	565
4+ bed	£2,300/mo	293
Room (house share)	£650/mo	399

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Stockport

What it costs to rent in Stockport

Stockport currently has 3,174 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 126 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 52% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is M16 at around £800/mo, while M21 sits nearer £2,750/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Stockport by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,174 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Stockport

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Stockport is £725 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 49 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Stockport

£867/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Stockport is £867 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 808 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Stockport

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Stockport is £1,150 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 1,060 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Stockport

£1,400/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Stockport is £1,400 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 565 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Stockport

£2,300/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Stockport is £2,300 a month, 109% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 293 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Stockport

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Stockport house share is £650 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 399 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Stockport rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Stockport. Latest: £1,111/mo (Jul 26, +5.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,111

Jul 26

Annual

+5.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£777

Aug 21

Total change

+43%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Stockport pay goes on rent?

Renters in Stockport spend an estimated 40% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,111/mo

£13,332/yr

Median pay

£33,565/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

40%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Stockport

Flats & apartments

969

40% of listings

Houses

1063

43% of listings

Rooms

399

16% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Stockport — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 47% of the 1,081 houses currently advertised in Stockport.

Terraced
47%510
Semi-detached
30%325
Other house
15%161
Detached
6%68
Bungalow
2%17

Rent by postcode

Where Stockport rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,229 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Stockport

1M21£2,750/mo6 rentals
2M43£1,624/mo4 rentals
3M20£1,400/mo149 rentals

Cheapest in Stockport

1M16£800/mo7 rentals
2SK14£863/mo12 rentals
3M13£875/mo23 rentals

Features · Stockport

Garden, parking, and floor area in Stockport

Live signal across 3,174 Stockport rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 728 Stockport listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 812 Stockport listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Stockport this week

126 homes came onto the Stockport rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Stockport

Most Stockport homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 132,950 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.92

≈ Band B–C

Stock

133k

132,950 properties

A
24%31,770
B
22%28,970
C
22%28,770
D
15%19,860
E
10%13,240
F
5%6,550
G
3%3,580
H
0%220

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Stockport

85% of Stockport premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

85%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

484 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
85%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Stockport), July 2025, covering 132,765 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Stockport homes

38% of Stockport homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

38%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

62%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

101k

100,898 EPCs

A
0%243
B
8%7,574
C
30%30,373
D
44%44,842
E
14%14,517
F
3%2,709
G
1%640

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Stockport. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Stockport

15 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Stockport centroid. The five closest:

1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · SK1 1EF
0.13 mi
2
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · SK1 3PJ
0.35 mi
3
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · SK3 9EA
0.36 mi
4
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · SK3 9HX
0.39 mi
5
Hollywood Park Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · SK3 0BJ
0.41 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Stockport centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Where we search

Stockport listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Stockport.

Rightmove

1087

OpenRent

781

PrimeLocation

478

OnTheMarket

426

SpareRoom

399

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Stockport — your questions answered

How much is rent in Stockport?

The average (median) asking rent in Stockport is £1,100 a month — a 1-bed is £867 and a 2-bed £1,150, based on 3,174 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a studio in Stockport is £725 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 49 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Stockport is £867 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 808 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Stockport is £1,150 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 1,060 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Stockport is £1,400 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 565 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Stockport is £2,300 a month, 109% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 293 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Stockport?

The median asking rent for a room in a Stockport house share is £650 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 399 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Stockport?

There are currently 3,174 rental properties available in Stockport, with 126 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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