Stockport enters 2026 still firmly in seller's market territory, according to fresh analysis of local transaction data, with average time on market compressed and asking-price achievement rates running well above the national mean. For a borough that has spent much of the past five years positioned as Greater Manchester's quiet overachiever — riding the coattails of the wider Manchester boom while retaining a distinctly suburban, commuter-friendly identity — this is less a surprise than a confirmation of a trend that has been building since the pandemic-era relocation wave first pushed buyers out of the city centre and into the south Manchester corridor.