Manchester commuter townsStockport
Greater Manchester · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Stockport: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Stockport is a commuter town in Greater Manchester, around 13 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Stockport (well below average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £290,000. It ranks #3 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
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Rightroute score
Top quarter · #3 of 29
Scored on 5 of 7 measures. No figure for safety or season ticket.
Stockport at a glance
Commute and cost
13 min
Train to Manchester
From Stockport, 54% faster than the 29-town median.
£290k
Average house price
£290,000, 28% above the 25-town median.
Living there
No figure
Safety
Greater Manchester Police does not publish to data.police.uk.
1030Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 6% above the 29-town median.
7.5
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
33
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 65% more than the 29-town median.
809
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 130% more than the 29-town median.
646
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 194% more than the 29-town median.
The commute from Stockport
Direct trains from Stockport take around 13 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly, running on Northern. That makes it #2 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Stockport compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Stockport | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 13 min | 28 min | #2 |
| Average house price | £290,000 | £226,000 of 25 | #21 |
| Price to local earnings | 8.2x | 6.5x | #22 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | Not available | 45 of 17 | – |
| Broadband speed | 1030 Mb | 976 Mb | #8 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.5 | #17 |
Overall, Stockport ranks #3 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Stockport commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Stockport to Manchester?
Direct trains from Stockport take around 13 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly. Stockport is served by Northern.
What is the average house price in Stockport?
The average sold price in Stockport is £290,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 28% above the median across the 25 Manchester commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Stockport a good commuter town for Manchester?
Stockport ranks #3 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.