Our team of town centre regeneration experts are delivering the new Stockport Interchange mixed-use development, set to create a new state-of-the-art transport interchange, a two-acre town centre park and 196 new, high-quality residential apartments.
What’s being built in Stockport?
Stockport’s historic Weir Mill is set to become the centrepiece of a creative new neighbourhood, with Capital&Centric’s £60 million transformation officially underway. With funding in place from Stockport Council and Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC), work has now started on site.
Is Stockport up and coming?
Stockport Officially Named as One of the Best Up and Coming Areas to Live in. The once forgotten town has now been named as one of the best ‘up and coming’ areas to live and invest in for 2022.
Can you drive down Heaton Lane Stockport?
This will improve route planning and access for buses and remove them from Mersey Square. Only buses, cyclists and licensed hackney carriages will be permitted to travel down Heaton Lane past the new bridge over the River Mersey, at the junction of Astley Street.
Has Stockport bus station been demolished?
The new transport interchange, which is set to open in 2024, will also provide new cycling and walking routes to the train station and town centre. Demolition work on the 40-year-old station will begin on Monday (October 18) and the ongoing construction is expected to cause ‘some disruption’ to passengers.
Where is the best place to live in Stockport?
The Heatons, Cheadle and Bramhall are some of the most popular places in the region for families looking for their forever home, with part of the charm being the quality shops, trendy boutiques, upmarket cafés, bars, delis, traditional pubs and restaurants.
Is Stockport getting a new hospital?
The new campus opens a fresh chapter for quality healthcare provision in the South Manchester area, which has been designed to centre around patients’ needs and provide a state-of-the art facility that will benefit the community for decades to come.”
Who is the most famous person from Stockport?
1 – Claire Foy
So it is true.. we all come from regal Stock.
What percentage of Stockport is white?
260,819 (92.07%) of the total population of 283,275 identified as white. Stockport has a higher percentage white population than the average for England (85.42%).
Are house prices going up in Stockport?
The average property price in Stockport postcode area is £308k, the median price is £250k. The average price declined by £-2.6k (-1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £308k. The price of a newly built property is £315k.
Who owns the Pyramid in Stockport?
Eamar Developments
| Stockport Pyramid | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eamar Developments |
| Height | |
| Roof | 36.60 m (120.1 ft) |
| Technical details |
Did Stockport used to be in Cheshire?
Stockport was a township mostly within the Macclesfield Hundred within the historic county of Cheshire with a small part on the north side of the Mersey in Lancashire.
Is Stockport UK a good place to live?
Property Week asked location specialist CACI to draw up a list of the most desirable locations, best places to live in the UK, based on value for money – drawn from both prices and average incomes – and the overall quality of life in an area.
Stockport 3rd in best places to live in the UK.
| 2015 Rank | 18 |
|---|---|
| Town | STOCKPORT |
| District | Stockport |
| Region | North West |
| Score | 71.5% |
Why does Stockport smell?
Behind the trees lining the motorway, sits the Stockport Waste Treatment Works. The vast sewerage plant is largely hidden from view, but the stench it creates sweeps across the motorway, particularly if it’s picked up in a southerly wind.
Is Stockport a deprived area?
Stockport has pockets of very concentrated deprivation contrasted with large areas where deprivation is relatively low. 3.2. 2 The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) combines data about levels of income, employment, education attainment, health outcomes, crime, housing and environment.
What is being built on Stockport bus station?
Our team of town centre regeneration experts are delivering the new Stockport Interchange mixed-use development, set to create a new state-of-the-art transport interchange, a two-acre town centre park and 196 new, high-quality residential apartments.
What is the oldest pub in Stockport?
The Arden Arms, on Millgate, central Stockport, was built in 1815 as a replacement for Ye Blew Stoops pub, a coach inn that dated back to 1650. It is thought to have had a tunnel that ran to nearby St Mary’s Church and is believed to be the oldest pub in central Stockport.
What Stockport famous for?
Stockport was famous for hat production and Stockport exported over 6 million hats around the world, meaning that there was a little bit of Stockport in so many cities and countries.
What is the oldest building in Stockport?
Dating back to 1460, Staircase House is Stockport’s oldest town house. Lovingly restored following a devastating fire in 1995 it is one of Stockport’s 7 museums.
Is Debenhams Stockport going to be a hospital?
The extension to the hospital will be in addition to plans currently in development to build a brand-new hospital in the town centre on the site of the current Debenhams building, subsequent to securing government funding for the scheme.
What is happening to the Debenhams building in Stockport?
The council bought the building in 2012, but it closed last year after Debenhams went into administration. Since then, the building has not attracted any commercial interest and has recently been used as a storage facility.