Bredbury and Woodley

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:30

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

242 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 285 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

403 food businesses within 2 miles

• 315 rated 4–5 ★ (251 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bredbury (0.1 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£319,016 average▲ 3.9% YoY

Across Stockport · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,119 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY

• 1 bed £812
• 2 bed £1,036
• 3 bed £1,266

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

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,170 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: 156.9p · Esso (4.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.9 km)

24 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

63 charging locations within ~8 km

• 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Stockport (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches41
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

294,773 residents in Stockport · 2,338/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK17,536
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,542
• Net moves+1,994

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 183 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,619 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (24% of 133,540)

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

136 schools · 46,711 pupils

86 primary · 14 secondary · 36 other

Ofsted: 42 of 57 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stockport

310 CQC-registered services

• Care homes70
• GP practices49
• Dentists80
• Homecare agencies72
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockport

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

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

323 applications decided

94.4% granted · 305 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lisa Smart

Liberal Democrat

Hazel Grove

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 14
• Con 1
• LD 34
• Grn 4
• Ref 2
• Oth 8

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,175 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£782 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,236 disposable income per head (2024)

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

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 129,334 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

72% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 46% · Wind 25% · Gas 17% · Imports 11%

70 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63.1 women · 61.8 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

9 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in SK6

• Marple Bridge Surgery
• Marple Cottage Surgery
• Woodley Village Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hazel Grove:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND298 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills201 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK186 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

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