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Empress Drive, Stockport

MyStreetCheck free street report: Empress Drive, Stockport · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stockport-greater-manchester/empress-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SK4 2RW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£247,275
24 sales
Price range
£178k – £355k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Apr 2026
SK4 2RW

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At a glance

House prices£247k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkHeaton Chapel station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% leaseholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Empress Drive, Stockport have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £250,624. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% terraced, 8% semi-detached, 4% flat. Recorded sale prices on Empress Drive range from £178,000 to £355,000. 8% of homes sold here were freehold and 92% leasehold.

House prices on Empress Drive compared

SK4 postcode area£382,104
Stockport£344,462
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Empress Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SK4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £184,950 (1 sales)2016£185k2017: £203,167 (3 sales)2017£203k2018: £185,000 (1 sales)2018£185k2019: £221,750 (4 sales)2019£222k2020: £239,150 (1 sales)2020£239k2021: £243,250 (4 sales)2021£243k2022: £281,250 (4 sales)2022£281k2024: £296,250 (2 sales)2024£296k2025: £282,833 (3 sales)2025£283k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 8% freehold and 92% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£250,62424 Apr 2026
Semi-detached2£214,5006 Dec 2019
Flat1£242,50016 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Empress Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 24 Apr 2026£290,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 21 Aug 2025£275,000 TerracedLeasehold
22, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 16 May 2025£282,500 TerracedLeasehold
9, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 9 Jan 2025£291,000 TerracedLeasehold
12, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 18 Dec 2024£237,500 TerracedLeasehold
18, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 22 Nov 2024£355,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 18 Nov 2022£305,000 TerracedLeasehold
11, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 29 Jun 2022£280,000 TerracedLeasehold
32, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 8 Apr 2022£270,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 24 Feb 2022£270,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 9 Sep 2021£253,500 TerracedLeasehold
31, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 29 Jun 2021£260,000 TerracedLeasehold
9, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 8 Apr 2021£217,000 TerracedLeasehold
34, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 16 Mar 2021£242,500 FlatLeasehold
22, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 12 Jun 2020£239,150 TerracedLeasehold
15, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 6 Dec 2019£215,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
36, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 6 Dec 2019£215,000 TerracedLeasehold
3, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 14 Aug 2019£235,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 8 May 2019£222,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 19 Jan 2018£185,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 5 Jun 2017£214,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 13 Apr 2017£178,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 15 Feb 2017£217,500 TerracedLeasehold
6, Empress Drive SK4 2RW 4 Nov 2016£184,950 TerracedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
23, Empress Drive £222,000 (May 2019) → £290,000 (Apr 2026) +31%
over 7 yrs
7, Empress Drive £178,000 (Apr 2017) → £253,500 (Sep 2021) → £275,000 (Aug 2025) +54%
over 8 yrs
22, Empress Drive £239,150 (Jun 2020) → £282,500 (May 2025) +18%
over 5 yrs
9, Empress Drive £217,000 (Apr 2021) → £291,000 (Jan 2025) +34%
over 4 yrs
18, Empress Drive £217,500 (Feb 2017) → £355,000 (Nov 2024) +63%
over 8 yrs

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Schools near Empress Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy 666 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Whitehill Primary School 196 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport 174 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Moat House 14 pupils Pupil referral unit 13–18 Report 0.3 mi
Covenant Christian School 34 pupils Other independent school Christian/Evangelical 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
Broadstone Hall Primary School 503 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel 647 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Norris Bank Primary School 403 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Heaton Chapel station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Reddish South station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Stockport station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Denby Lane (at, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • Ash Hotel (at, Manchester Road) 1 min walk
  • Manchester Road (nr, Whitehill Street We) 2 min walk
  • Denby Lane (opp, Manchester Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Heaton Norris Medical Practice
    Cheviot Close, Heaton Norris, Stockport · 0.4 mi
  • Heaton Moor Medical Group
    32 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport · 0.5 mi
  • Vernon Park Surgery
    30-32 Brinnington Road, Stockport · 1.1 mi
  • Stockport Medical Group
    1-3 Avondale Road, Edgeley, Stockport · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wellington Road · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Reddish Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Heaton Chapel Manchester · 0.5 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Heatons Manchester · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Ethos Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Burke & Associates Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Community Dental Services · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.0%62.5%
Private rented17.9%20.3%
Social rented7.1%17.1%
Households771

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,717

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Stockport with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Empress Drive

Ethnic group

HereStockport
White88.7%87.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%7.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.9%1.6%

Religion

HereStockport
Christian46.3%47.5%
No religion42.7%39.6%
Not answered4.9%5.2%
Muslim4.7%5.5%
Hindu0.6%0.8%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereStockport
Born in the UK87.6%90.6%
Born outside the UK12.4%9.4%

Highest qualification

HereStockport
Level 4 qualifications and above54.7%37.6%
No qualifications12.5%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications12%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.4%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%9.1%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.8%
Other qualifications1.9%2.3%

General health

HereStockport
Very good health52%49.4%
Good health32.7%32.7%
Fair health11.4%12.6%
Bad health3.4%4.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereStockport
1 car or van in household40.9%43.1%
2 cars or vans in household29%29.1%
No cars or vans in household21.9%19.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%8.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Stockport.

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