"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Stockport.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1. A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.

1 - Very High
0.75 - High
0.5 - Average
0.25 - Low
0 - Very Low
Bramhall North 0.191Bramhall South and Woodford 0.191Bredbury and Woodley 0.191Bredbury Green and Romiley 0.191Brinnington and Central 0.191Cheadle and Gatley 0.191Cheadle Hulme North 0.191Cheadle Hulme South 0.191Davenport and Cale Green 0.191Edgeley and Cheadle Heath 0.191Hazel Grove 0.191Heald Green 0.191Heatons North 0.191Heatons South 0.191Manor 0.191Marple North 0.191Marple South and High Lane 0.191Offerton 0.191Reddish North 0.191Reddish South 0.191Stepping Hill 0.191

How to interpret the index

In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those places, however.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Stockport.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for Stockport.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population0101520255Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 4Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 5Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 6Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 8.1Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 8.5Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 6.6Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 7Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 5Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 5Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 3Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3.4Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 18.6Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 18.7Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 18.3Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 18.9Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 18Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 18.7Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 18.8Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 19.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 18.8Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 18.5Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 18.6Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 18.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 18Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 17.6Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 17.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 17.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 18.1Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 18.5Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 19Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 19.5Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 18.3Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 19Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 17.3Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 17.7Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 17.1Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 17.5Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 19.8Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 17.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 18.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 17.1Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 16.9Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 18.2

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in Stockport. In Stockport 15843 of 129365 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)
Bramhall North 8.5% of households are fuel poorBramhall South and Woodford 8.5% of households are fuel poorBredbury and Woodley 10.9% of households are fuel poorBredbury Green and Romiley 12.0% of households are fuel poorBrinnington and Central 18.3% of households are fuel poorCheadle and Gatley 11.1% of households are fuel poorCheadle Hulme North 10.3% of households are fuel poorCheadle Hulme South 9.0% of households are fuel poorDavenport and Cale Green 17.3% of households are fuel poorEdgeley and Cheadle Heath 16.5% of households are fuel poorHazel Grove 11.2% of households are fuel poorHeald Green 9.2% of households are fuel poorHeatons North 11.9% of households are fuel poorHeatons South 10.2% of households are fuel poorManor 14.1% of households are fuel poorMarple North 10.4% of households are fuel poorMarple South and High Lane 11.1% of households are fuel poorOfferton 10.1% of households are fuel poorReddish North 16.0% of households are fuel poorReddish South 16.2% of households are fuel poorStepping Hill 10.8% of households are fuel poor

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in Stockport.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Stockport. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Stockport. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage020Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 12.2All (%) Full-Time: 8.8All (%) Part-Time: 20Female (%) All: 14.1Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 18.6Male (%) All: 10.1Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 0

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Stockport.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
0121518212427369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 24.3Median gap (%) Full-Time: 20.6Median gap (%) Part-Time: 1.9Mean gap (%) All: 17.2Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 14.1Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 0.7

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Stockport. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Stockport. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.