Stockport features extensive retail facilities centered around Merseyway Shopping Centre and the Redrock leisure complex, alongside major supermarkets including Tesco Extra, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, and Lidl. Healthcare services are anchored by Stepping Hill Hospital providing acute and emergency care, supported by numerous local GP practices and health centres. Educational institutions include Stockport Grammar School, Aquinas College, Stockport Academy, and Hazel Grove High School for secondary education, alongside primary schools including St Peters Catholic Primary School and Hazel Grove Primary School, with further education provided by Stockport College.

Features include the iconic Stockport Viaduct, the historic Plaza Theatre, Stockport Market Hall and the Underbank area, the Hat Works Museum, Staircase House, Bramall Hall and parkland nearby, and Edgeley Park stadium (home of Stockport County FC).

Rail services run via Stockport railway station, with road access via the A6, A560, and M60 motorway.