Heald Green
Coordinates: 53°22′49″N 2°13′44″W / 53.3804°N 2.2290°W
| Heald Green | |
 Heald Green
Heald Green shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 12,640 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheadle |
| Postcode district | SK8 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Cheadle |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Heald Green is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated in the south-west of the borough and is bordered by Gatley and Cheadle to the north, Cheadle Hulme to the east, Handforth and Styal to the south and Wythenshawe to the west. It is approximately one mile from Manchester Airport.
Heald Green railway station is on the Styal Line and is linked by a spur to Manchester Airport.
Famous residents have included world snooker champion Alex Higgins, Lancashire cricket players Johnny Briggs and Clive Lloyd, Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud, Coronation Street's Simon Gregson, Manchester City player Paul Dickov and 1990s band Northern Uproar.
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[edit] Demography
[edit] Population
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 data, the Heald Green Ward has a population of 12,640, of which 6520 (51.6%) are females and 6120 (48.4%) are males. 2494 people (19.7%) are aged 16 and under, and 2409 people (19.1%) are aged 65 and over.[1] [2]
| Heald Green compared | |||
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| 2001 UK Census | Heald Green | Stockport | England |
| Total population | 12,640 | 284,528 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 90.5% | 95.7% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 7% | 2.1% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
[edit] Ethnicity
Ethnic white groups (British, Irish, other) account for 90.4% (11,440 people) of the population, with 9.6% (1200 people) being in ethnic groups other than white.
Of the 9.6% (1200 people) in non-white ethnic groups:
- 144 (12%) belonged to mixed ethnic groups
- 881 (73.4%) were Asian or Asian British
- 47 (3.9%) were Black or Black British
- 128 (10.7%) were Chinese or Other Ethnic Groups [3]
[edit] Religion
A break-down of religious groups and denominations:
- Christian - 77.1% (9741 people)
- Buddhist - 0.2% (23 people)
- Hindu - 1% (126 people)
- Jewish - 0.8% (106 people)
- Muslim - 6.1% (770 people)
- Sikh - 0.2% (20 people)
- Other religions - 0.3% (43 people)
- No religion - 8.3% (1089 people)
- Religion not stated - 5.7% (722 people)[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6174296&c=HEALD+GREEN&d=14&e=16&g=354842&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1310738547607&enc=1&dsFamilyId=75
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6174296&c=HEALD+GREEN&d=14&e=16&g=354842&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1310738547591&enc=1&dsFamilyId=91
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6174296&c=HEALD+GREEN&d=14&e=16&g=354842&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1310738547607&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87
- ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6174296&c=HEALD+GREEN&d=14&e=16&g=354842&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1310738547623&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95
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