Gatley
Gatley is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 16 restaurants and cafés. There are 38 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Gatley, 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gatley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Manchester area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 551,937 residents at roughly 4,773 people per km².
- Council
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 291st of 294 English council areas — better than 1% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:31
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
712 reported road collisions (2025)
261 killed or seriously injured · 848 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 388 rated 4–5 ★ (334 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gatley (0.3 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gatley (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£256,760 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Manchester · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,373 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,003
- 2 bed £1,233
- 3 bed £1,433
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,637 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 (5.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.1 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
82 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Massie Street (East) Car Park (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres8
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches66
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
551,937 residents in Manchester · 4,773/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 70%
- 65+: 9%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK59,941
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK71,756
- Net moves−11,815
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 2 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,312 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (55% of 252,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
219 schools · 96,378 pupils
136 primary · 30 secondary · 53 other
Ofsted: 57 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)
187 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Co-op Academy Belle VueOutstanding
- Didsbury High SchoolOutstanding
- CHS SouthGood
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterGood
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterGood
- Manchester AcademyGood
- Manchester Communication AcademyGood
- Manchester Enterprise Academy CentralGood
- Saint Paul's Catholic High SchoolGood
- Trinity CofE High SchoolGood
- Cedar Mount AcademyRequires improvement
- Loreto High School ChorltonRequires improvement
- The King David High SchoolRequires improvement
- Burnage Academy for Boys
- Chorlton High School
- Co-op Academy Manchester
- Co-op Academy North Manchester
- Dean Trust Ardwick
- Dixons Brooklands Academy
- Dixons Newall Green Academy
- Levenshulme High School
- Manchester Enterprise Academy
- Our Lady's RC High School
- Parrs Wood High School
- St Matthew's RC High School
- St Peter's RC High School
- The Barlow RC High School
- The East Manchester Academy
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Wright Robinson College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Manchester
Care & health services
591 CQC-registered services
- Care homes88
- GP practices141
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies124
- Hospitals & hospices19
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Manchester
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Gatley Village)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
403 applications decided
92.8% granted · 374 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat
Cheadle
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 64
- LD 4
- Grn 21
- Ref 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens129
- Restaurants & cafés33
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,740 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £30,164 avg
e.g. Catering Assistant, Junior Content Producer, SEN Teaching Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
6.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,885 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
54% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 339,861 certificates
14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
76% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 42% · Wind 34% · Gas 14% · Imports 10%
57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.7 women · 56.7 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.0
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday6.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
10 GP surgeries · 12 pharmacies in SK8
- Cheadle Hulme Medical Group
- Adshall Road Medical Prac
- Cheadle Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cheadle:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND355 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills163 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks158 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases144 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Gatley railway station · 0.3 kmGatley railway station is a stop on the Styal Line, in Greater Manchester, England. It serves the suburb of Gatley in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
Gatley · 0.6 kmGatley is a suburb of the town of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 6 miles (10 km) south of Manchester city centre, 4 miles (6 km) west-south-west of Stockport, 5 miles (8 km) east of Altrincham and…
Wythenshawe F.C. · 0.8 kmWythenshawe Football Club is a football club based in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at Hollyhedge Park.

- The Kingsway School · 0.9 km
The Kingsway School is a coeducational secondary school located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
Barnes Hospital, Cheadle · 0.9 kmBarnes Hospital in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, is a former hospital. It is on the border between Manchester and Stockport, near the A34 road in the middle of the complex interchange between Kingsway, the M60…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gatley?
- Gatley is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Manchester local authority.
- How deprived is Gatley?
- The Manchester local authority, which includes Gatley, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.