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Marple Bridge & Mellor: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Marple Bridge & Mellor neighbourhood of Stockport, England (ONS area Stockport 017). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes SK22, SK6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK6 5BE.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Stockport

Marple Bridge & Mellor is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Stockport (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £490,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Marple, is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 15 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£490,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£67,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Marple Bridge & Mellor sits in Stockport

  • Typical house price: 5th highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Stockport
  • Average household income: 3rd highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Stockport

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 15 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Marple Bridge & Mellor

House prices: Marple Bridge & Mellor against Stockport: This neighbourhood £90k (1995) to £434k (2026); Stockport £54k (1995) to £325k (2026).£111k£443k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£434kStockport£325k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Stockport, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 15 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stockport, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Plug-in car growth
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Marple Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (910 m in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 26 min) and New Mills Central (about 6 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 540 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Marple Hall School 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Sep 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Marple Bridge & Mellor

What is the typical house price in Marple Bridge & Mellor?

£490,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

How does Marple Bridge & Mellor compare with the rest of Stockport?

Typical house price: 5th highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Stockport. Average household income: 3rd highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Stockport.

Is Marple Bridge & Mellor an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Marple Bridge & Mellor gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Marple Bridge & Mellor?

Marple. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (910 m in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 26 min) and New Mills Central (about 6 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Marple Bridge & Mellor?

Nearest state primary school. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy. 540 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Marple Hall School. 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Sep 2023). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.