Bowdon

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 37% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:33

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

188 reported road collisions (2025)

54 killed or seriously injured · 235 casualties · 8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

401 food businesses within 2 miles

• 356 rated 4–5 ★ (313 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hale (1.2 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£393,897 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across Trafford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,369 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY

• 1 bed £944
• 2 bed £1,202
• 3 bed £1,483

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.6 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,839 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (2.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.5 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Brown Street Car Park (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches84
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

235,052 residents in Trafford · 2,217/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK16,132
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,309
• Net moves+823

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 223 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,292 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 104,310)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

102 schools · 44,496 pupils

62 primary · 19 secondary · 21 other

Ofsted: 38 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

90 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Trafford

262 CQC-registered services

• Care homes56
• GP practices50
• Dentists71
• Homecare agencies64
• Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Trafford

• Not in the Green Belt
• 81 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

322 applications decided

83.5% granted · 269 granted, 53 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Connor Rand

Labour

Altrincham and Sale West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 35
• Con 12
• LD 7
• Grn 7
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés62

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,580 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

22 jobs advertised · £55,053 avg

e.g. Senior Care Assistant, Land Surveyor, Department Head of Property Management

Source: Adzuna

£869 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,384 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 104,226 certificates

9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

75% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 49% · Wind 18% · Gas 16% · Imports 9%

67 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.2 women · 63.8 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WA14

• Altrincham Medical Practice
• West Timperley Medical Centre
• Barrington Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Altrincham and Sale West:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 322 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth189 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND169 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills168 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities155 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bowdon, Greater Manchester · 0.1 km

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  The Griffin, Bowdon · 0.3 km

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  South Downs Road Cricket Ground, Bowdon · 0.7 km

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  Denzell House · 0.9 km

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