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Cheadle Hulme market report SK8 5, Cheadle

The SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. The raw material for this page is 4,640 HM Land Registry entries for SK8 5 (Cheadle), going back to 1995: each an actual purchase at an actual price. Rents come from the ONS. Valuations, estimates and asking prices appear nowhere in it.

Sales data to 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh.

In short: 59 registered 2026 sales put the SK8 5 (Cheadle) median at £300,000, up 0% on five years earlier, with a mean of £322,300, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £3,790 per square metre over the last five years. Everything rests on 4,640 completed HM Land Registry sales since 1995, refreshed monthly; valuations and asking prices play no part.

A postcode sector like SK8 5 is a single group of streets within SK8 (Cheadle), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where SK8 5 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£300,000typical sale, 2026
£3,790/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+0%five-year change (cash)
59sales, most recent 12 months
4.4%gross yield, estimated

What a home in SK8 5 sells for

The 2026 median for SK8 5 is £300,000, taken from 59 registered sales. The mean, which is what most sites call the "average house price", is £322,300, a little above it, the familiar pattern where pricier homes stretch the average.

What a square metre costs in SK8 5

The last five years of sales put SK8 5 at roughly £3,790 per square metre. That figure, built from each sale's Energy Performance Certificate floor area, is the one that makes a small flat and a big house comparable.

Set against the £285,000 England and Wales median, SK8 5 sits 5% above the national market.

A typical SK8 5 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

Two lines: the median in the money of its day, and the same years restated by ONS CPIH into today's money, which is the truer test of getting dearer. Hover for exact figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £60,000 at the time · £130,431 in today's money · 105 sales1996: £63,800 at the time · £134,551 in today's money · 154 sales1997: £70,000 at the time · £143,556 in today's money · 150 sales1998: £74,500 at the time · £150,384 in today's money · 147 sales1999: £79,700 at the time · £158,838 in today's money · 184 sales2000: £81,500 at the time · £159,944 in today's money · 186 sales2001: £94,500 at the time · £181,671 in today's money · 214 sales2002: £125,000 at the time · £235,186 in today's money · 187 sales2003: £140,000 at the time · £257,914 in today's money · 185 sales2004: £160,000 at the time · £290,591 in today's money · 210 sales2005: £163,500 at the time · £290,964 in today's money · 114 sales2006: £181,000 at the time · £314,193 in today's money · 183 sales2007: £195,000 at the time · £330,774 in today's money · 168 sales2008: £180,000 at the time · £295,058 in today's money · 91 sales2009: £165,000 at the time · £265,239 in today's money · 73 sales2010: £181,500 at the time · £284,639 in today's money · 85 sales2011: £176,000 at the time · £265,692 in today's money · 105 sales2012: £170,000 at the time · £250,219 in today's money · 109 sales2013: £189,000 at the time · £271,952 in today's money · 123 sales2014: £208,000 at the time · £295,084 in today's money · 157 sales2015: £231,800 at the time · £327,533 in today's money · 186 sales2016: £221,000 at the time · £309,181 in today's money · 183 sales2017: £250,000 at the time · £340,975 in today's money · 135 sales2018: £250,000 at the time · £333,255 in today's money · 157 sales2019: £243,800 at the time · £319,563 in today's money · 164 sales2020: £302,500 at the time · £392,500 in today's money · 132 sales2021: £300,000 at the time · £379,839 in today's money · 174 sales2022: £324,000 at the time · £379,927 in today's money · 120 sales2023: £345,000 at the time · £379,071 in today's money · 120 sales2024: £330,000 at the time · £350,858 in today's money · 139 sales2025: £365,000 at the time · £373,728 in today's money · 141 sales2026: £300,000 at the time · £300,000 in today's money · 59 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£300,000£300,00059
2025£365,000£373,728141
2024£330,000£350,858139
2023£345,000£379,071120
2022£324,000£379,927120
2021£300,000£379,839174
2020£302,500£392,500132
2019£243,800£319,563164
2018£250,000£333,255157
2017£250,000£340,975135
2016£221,000£309,181183
2015£231,800£327,533186
2014£208,000£295,084157
2013£189,000£271,952123
2012£170,000£250,219109
2011£176,000£265,692105
2010£181,500£284,63985
2009£165,000£265,23973
2008£180,000£295,05891
2007£195,000£330,774168
2006£181,000£314,193183
2005£163,500£290,964114
2004£160,000£290,591210
2003£140,000£257,914185
2002£125,000£235,186187
2001£94,500£181,671214
2000£81,500£159,944186
1999£79,700£158,838184
1998£74,500£150,384147
1997£70,000£143,556150
1996£63,800£134,551154
1995£60,000£130,431105

In cash terms the typical SK8 5 home went from £60,000 in 1995 to £300,000 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 130%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not merely more expensive on paper. In inflation-adjusted terms the high-water mark was 2020. The market now sits about 24% below it, so a peak-time purchase has yet to recover its real value.

Year-on-year change in the SK8 5 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -20% 0% 1996 · +6.3% on the year before1997 · +9.7% on the year before1998 · +6.4% on the year before1999 · +7.0% on the year before2000 · +2.3% on the year before2001 · +16.0% on the year before2002 · +32.3% on the year before2003 · +12.0% on the year before2004 · +14.3% on the year before2005 · +2.2% on the year before2006 · +10.7% on the year before2007 · +7.7% on the year before2008 · −7.7% on the year before2009 · −8.3% on the year before2010 · +10.0% on the year before2011 · −3.0% on the year before2012 · −3.4% on the year before2013 · +11.2% on the year before2014 · +10.1% on the year before2015 · +11.4% on the year before2016 · −4.7% on the year before2017 · +13.1% on the year before2018 · +0.0% on the year before2019 · −2.5% on the year before2020 · +24.1% on the year before2021 · −0.8% on the year before2022 · +8.0% on the year before2023 · +6.5% on the year before2024 · −4.3% on the year before2025 · +10.6% on the year before2026 · −17.8% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2002 (+32.3% on the year before); the weakest, 2026 (−17.8%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Annualised returns

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−17.8%−19.7%
5 years (since 2021)0.0%−4.6%
10 years (since 2016)+3.1%−0.3%
20 years (since 2006)+2.6%−0.2%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

The turnover behind the prices

The year-by-year sales count

Annual recorded sales. The post-2008 trough is the financial crisis; treat the final bar as provisional while registrations catch up.

63125188250 1995: 105 sales1996: 154 sales1997: 150 sales1998: 147 sales1999: 184 sales2000: 186 sales2001: 214 sales2002: 187 sales2003: 185 sales2004: 210 sales2005: 114 sales2006: 183 sales2007: 168 sales2008: 91 sales2009: 73 sales2010: 85 sales2011: 105 sales2012: 109 sales2013: 123 sales2014: 157 sales2015: 186 sales2016: 183 sales2017: 135 sales2018: 157 sales2019: 164 sales2020: 132 sales2021: 174 sales2022: 120 sales2023: 120 sales2024: 139 sales2025: 141 sales2026: 59 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The register shows 59 SK8 5 sales across the most recent twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 181 sales a year before the financial crisis and 116 a year over the last five. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.

What homes rent for around SK8 5

The local authority for SK8 5 is Stockport, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £1,100 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £798 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,719 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Stockport

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £798 a month£7981 bed2 bed: £1,018 a month£1,0182 bed3 bed: £1,244 a month£1,2443 bed4+ bed: £1,719 a month£1,7194+ bed

Against the £300,000 median purchase price, a rent of £1,100 a month (£13,200 a year) works out at a 4.4% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

What kind of market SK8 5 is

Only 59 sales completed here in the last twelve months of data, which makes SK8 5 a thin market. Each figure rests on few transactions, so single streets can swing the median and the charts deserve a sceptical squint. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing. Against the SK8 district median, SK8 5 sits 21% lower, marking it as a cheaper pocket of the district.

What people ask about SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme)

Is SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme) a good place to buy a house?
SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme) sold prices are up 0% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme)?
Land Registry recorded 59 sales in SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme) in 2026, with a median sold price of £300,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme)?
In SK8 5 (Cheadle Hulme) the median moved down 18% year on year; over five years it is up 0%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Are SK8 5 prices heading up or down?

Prediction is not this page's business. Its business is the record, which says: the median is roughly flat over five years in cash but down 21% after inflation. Read the volume chart with the price chart before acting on either, remembering that registrations trail the deals themselves by weeks.

SK8's current homes for sale

The live side of the market holds 71 homes at the moment, listed by 3 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole SK8 district, not just SK8 5: live asking prices are collected per district.

£335,000Typical asking price now (SK8 district)
24 below what sold nearby26 in line with nearby sales11 above nearby sales1 well above nearby sales

39% of what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. Every listing is measured against recent recorded sales of similar nearby homes.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every SK8 home for sale on the map →

Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.

What another bedroom costs in SK

Real sold prices by size across the SK area, straight from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£330,000£474,050 (+44%)£712,500 (+50%)£1,000,000 (+40%)
Semi-detached£227,000£265,000 (+17%)£343,225 (+30%)£475,000 (+38%)£660,000 (+39%)
Terraced£180,000£205,700 (+14%)£264,000 (+28%)£350,000 (+33%)£483,975 (+38%)
Flat£135,000£200,000 (+48%)£300,000 (+50%)£450,000 (+50%)

Medians of recorded sales over the last four years, by built form and bedroom count. Sold homes carry no advertised bedroom count, so sizes are estimated from their EPC records; a small number of homes will sit one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the SK area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in SK8

Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart. The rest of SK8, each linking to its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
SK8 1£337,50039
SK8 2£322,30060
SK8 3£369,00086
SK8 4£411,20046
SK8 6£440,00037
SK8 7£459,50052

Zoom out to the full SK8 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how SK8 compares with its neighbours.

Before you sell in SK8 5: what the record supports

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at SK8 5's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

Estate agents working SK8 5: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim SK8 5.

Take it further

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See every individual SK8 5 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

Method, briefly: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0) supplies every sale, geocoded to address level; CPIH from the ONS restates prices in today's money; ONS local-authority figures supply the rents. Medians of real sales, not valuations. No part of this page is financial advice.