Broadbottom
Broadbottom is a village in Greater Manchester, England. It has 1 pharmacy, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 24 bus stops, and Broadbottom railway station 0.2 km away. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broadbottom area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tameside area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 231,071 residents at roughly 2,240 people per km².
- Council
- Tameside
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 283rd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 7° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:32
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
40US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
7 reported · August 2026▼ 46% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Longdendale and Hattersley · Greater Manchester
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour / Off-road bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
201 reported road collisions (2025)
67 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 8.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 84 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Broadbottom (0.3 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Broadbottom (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£213,026 average▲ 1.4% YoY
Across Tameside · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£931 average monthly rent▲ 5.2% YoY
- 1 bed £685
- 2 bed £885
- 3 bed £1,063
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,577 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.2 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG EvPower Hyde Road (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
231,071 residents in Tameside · 2,240/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,721
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,947
- Net moves+774
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 41 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,447 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (50% of 105,660)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
111 schools · 35,802 pupils
75 primary · 16 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 34 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
96 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Laurus RyecroftOutstanding
- Audenshaw SchoolGood
- Dixons Pennine AcademyGood
- Fairfield High School for GirlsGood
- Mossley Hollins High SchoolGood
- Alder Community High SchoolRequires improvement
- Hyde High SchoolRequires improvement
- Rayner Stephens High SchoolRequires improvement
- Denton Community AcademyInadequate
- All Saints Catholic College
- Dixons Ashton Academy
- Droylsden Academy
- Longdendale High School
- St Damian's RC Science College
- St Thomas More RC College
- West Hill School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tameside
Care & health services
167 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices35
- Dentists34
- Homecare agencies30
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Tameside
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
146 applications decided
87% granted · 127 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jonathan Reynolds
Labour (Co-op)
Stalybridge and Hyde
Recent votes:
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 25
- Con 5
- Ref 19
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
30 jobs advertised · £48,397 avg
e.g. Senior Engineer - Process - UK Wide, Design Manager - UK Wide, Principal Electrical Design Engineer - UK Wide
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£695 median full-time weekly pay
4.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,268 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 115,218 certificates
12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
70% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 41% · Wind 28% · Gas 21% · Imports 10%
83 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.9 yrs women · 77.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56 women · 55.2 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in SK14
- The Brooke Surgery
- Awburn House Medical Practice
- Clarendon Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stalybridge and Hyde:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth274 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients234 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND186 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK158 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices120 local signatures · 8,814 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Broadbottom Hall · 0.2 kmBroadbottom Hall is a Grade II* listed country house on Bostock Road in Broadbottom, a village within Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the hall dates from 1680, was extended in the…
Broadbottom Viaduct · 0.3 kmBroadbottom Viaduct is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in England. Originally of wooden construction supported by stone piers, the timber was replaced first wit…
Broadbottom railway station · 0.4 kmBroadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 10 miles (16 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Sheffield, Ashto…
Broadbottom · 0.4 kmBroadbottom is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it stands on the River Etherow which forms the border with Derbyshire.
Hattersley · 1.4 kmHattersley is a housing estate in the Tameside district of Greater Manchester, England, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Hyde, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Glossop and 10 miles (16 km) east of Manchester, at the eastern terminu…
Cross, Mottram in Longdendale · 1.5 kmThe Cross, Mottram in Longdendale is a Grade II* listed structure on Warhill, near St Michael and All Angels Church, in the village of Mottram in Longdendale within Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Believed to b…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broadbottom?
- Broadbottom is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Tameside local authority.
- How deprived is Broadbottom?
- The Tameside local authority, which includes Broadbottom, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.