Stockport Local Information
Practical local information for Stockport: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Stockport Roadworks This Week: Great Portwood St and M60 J3
Great Portwood Street stays shut towards town to 27 November. M60 junction 3 exit slips close overnight on 2, 5, 6 and 7 October; M67 eastbound shut this weekend.
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Stockport Bin Collection Days: Blue and Brown Now 4-Weekly
Blue and brown bins are collected every four weeks in Stockport, green every week. Bank holidays do not move collections, and a garden permit costs £59.
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Parking in Stockport: 24 Car Parks Started Charging in 2026
Twenty-four Stockport car parks that were free started charging in January and February 2026. Current tariffs, the free days, permits and the traps.
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Stockport Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,618.90
Stockport's 2026/27 council tax is £2,618.90 at Band D, up £143.59. The full band A to H table, what each precept costs and the discounts worth claiming.
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Stockport House Prices 2026: £329,797 Average Explained
The average Stockport home sold for £329,797 (Land Registry data). Prices by type, the £1.3m street by the town centre, and why Heaton Moor tops the ladder.
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Stockport to London Trains: 1h 57m Directs & 2026 Fares
Direct Avanti trains reach Euston in under two hours, 57 a day. Walk-up and Advance fares, the £19,072 season question, and the 8-minute Manchester hop.
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Things to Do in Stockport: 18 Days Out, Prices Checked
18 things to do in Stockport with 2026 prices checked: mile-long air raid tunnels, free Hat Works, Bramall Hall, Foodie Friday and the £15.50 Explorer ticket.
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Stockport Planning News: 25,371-Home Plan Out in Autumn
Stockport's government-ordered Local Plan goes public this autumn: 25,371 homes to 2042, 8,965 on Green Belt, plus Weir Mill opening and Hatters Yard.
Schools
Stockport Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 October
Stockport's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and Christmas starts 18 December. Every council date for 2026/27, plus the schools that differ.
What's On
Stockport October Half Term 2026: What's On, 24 Oct to 1 Nov
Stockport's October half term runs 26 to 30 October 2026. Reddish Vale Farm's pumpkin patch is open daily, plus Bramall Hall's £3 witch's trail and free events.
Bins
Stockport Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Due Soon
Stockport's Christmas 2026 bin dates arrive with the new December calendar. Last year food bins skipped a week and some rounds moved to a Saturday.
Trains
Stockport Christmas Trains and Buses: 2026 Times Still Due
No festive rail works are booked through Stockport yet. Last year trains stopped from about 7pm on Christmas Eve, and none ran on 25 or 26 December.