FOI reference: FOI-2026-3732
You asked
Please will you send me the available data showing deaths from cancer by gender and age group for adults in the SK4 postcode area compared to the national average.
The dates I am particularly interested in is 2015-present day.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We have not previously produced statistics showing the number of deaths from cancer by sex and age group for the postcode area of SK4 (Stockport and Four Heatons).
Our mortality data come from the information collected at death registration. All of the conditions mentioned on the death certificate are coded using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). From all of these causes an underlying cause of death is selected using ICD-10 coding rules.
The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as:
a) the disease or injury that initiated the train of events directly leading to death, or
b) the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury
The ICD-10 cause codes for Cancer are:
C00 to C97: Malignant neoplasms
D00 to D09: In situ neoplasms
Some of the information you have requested is available from our explorable dataset available on our NOMIS webservice for years 2013 to 2024. The MSOA21 codes associated with SK4 postcode are:
E02001188
E02001189
E02001192
E02001193
E02001194
E02001197
E02001199
E02001200
Instructions for use of this service:
select geography (England and Wales, regional, or by local authority)
select age (all ages, or five-year age bands)
select gender (total, or male or female)
select rates (all births, rates, or percentage of population, for example)
select the ICD10 code for the underlying cause of death
select format (Excel or CSV, for example)
Information on the numbers of deaths due to cancer by three-digit postcode sector, and age-group, in the Stockport and Four Heatons area between 2015 and 2025 along with other special extracts and tabulations of mortality data for England and Wales are also available to order from Health.Data@ons.gov.uk. Such services are subject to legal frameworks, resources and agreement of costs. Please note, there will be a charge for this work, which would be subject to our charging policy.
As this information is reasonably accessible via another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.