Heald Green

Heald Green
Heald Green
 Heald Green shown within Greater Manchester
Population 12,640 
Metropolitan boroughStockport
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentCheadle
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°22′49″N 2°13′44″W / 53.3804°N 2.2290°W / 53.3804; -2.2290

Heald Green is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. In the south-west of the borough near Manchester Airport, it 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.

Heald Green railway station is on the Styal Line and is linked by a spur to Manchester Airport.

Population

At the 2001 Census, Heald Green had a population of 12,640, of whom 6,520 (51.6%) were female and 6,120 (48.4%) male, 2,494 (19.7%) aged 16 and under and 2,409 (19.1%) aged 65 and over.[1][2]

Heald Green compared
2001 UK CensusHeald GreenStockportEngland
Total population12,640284,52849,138,831
White90.5%95.7%90.9%
Asian7%2.1%4.6%
Black0.4%0.4%2.3%

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:

Religion

Notable people

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 players Paul Dickov and Derek Jeffries and 1990s band Northern Uproar.

References


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