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Poynton

Poynton is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 14,351. It has 17 bus stops, 1 supermarket, and 22 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Poynton, 0.7 km away. There were around 37 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Poynton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Stockport area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 294,773 residents at roughly 2,338 people per km².

Council
Stockport
County
Greater Manchester
Constituency
Cheadle
Police force
Greater Manchester
36/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 255th of 294 English council areas — better than 13% of them.

Low crime37
Home affordability46
Affordable rents44
Good schools6
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation48
Employment57
Low council tax8

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:31

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom

Crime

41 reported · July 2026 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences15
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Public order5

13 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Poynton East and Pott Shrigley · Cheshire

Local policing priorities

  • Reports of dangerous and inconsiderate parking around schools during drop off and pick up.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

221 reported road collisions (2024)

71 killed or seriously injured · 268 casualties · 7.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

189 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 151 rated 4–5 ★ (137 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Poynton (1.2 km)
  • 43 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Poynton (1.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£314,495 average 3.5% YoY

Across Stockport · to 2026-06

Detached£548,759
Semi-detached£344,461
Terraced£251,311
Flat£173,714

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,111 average monthly rent 5.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £807
  • 2 bed £1,029
  • 3 bed £1,257

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.8 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Hazel Grove Park and Ride (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches56
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 154 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,619 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,746
B £2,037
C £2,328
D £2,619
E £3,201
F £3,783
G £4,365
H £5,238

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

Schools

138 schools · 47,342 pupils

87 primary · 14 secondary · 37 other

Ofsted: 43 of 58 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

117inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Laurus Cheadle HulmeOutstanding
  • Bramhall High SchoolGood
  • Hazel Grove High SchoolGood
  • St Anne's RC Voluntary AcademyGood
  • Stockport SchoolGood
  • Priestnall SchoolRequires improvement
  • The Kingsway SchoolRequires improvement
  • Reddish Vale High SchoolInadequate
  • Werneth SchoolInadequate
  • Cheadle Hulme High School
  • Harrytown Catholic High School
  • Marple Hall School
  • St James' Catholic High School
  • Stockport Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stockport

Care & health services

307 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes67
  • GP practices49
  • Dentists78
  • Homecare agencies73
  • Hospitals & hospices9

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

Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockport

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

332 applications decided

94.3% granted · 313 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £32,640 avg

e.g. Online History Tutoring Job in Poynton – Flexible Schedule, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online History Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Macclesfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Poynton · 0.0 km

    Poynton is a town in the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, in the Cheshire East district and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England; from 1974 to 2009 it was in Macclesfield district. It is located on the easter…

  • St George's Church, Poynton · 0.4 km

    St George's Church stands in the centre of the town of Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Cheadle, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. The ch…

  • Poynton High School · 0.7 km

    Poynton High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Poynton, Cheshire, just outside Greater Manchester. The school was maintained by the Cheshire East Local Education Authority until Dece…

  • Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood · 1.0 km

    The Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood, is a Catholic church on Mary Street in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England and is a Grade II listed building.

  • Poynton railway station · 1.2 km

    Poynton railway station serves the town of Poynton in Cheshire, England.

  • Anson Engine Museum · 1.8 km

    The Anson Engine Museum is situated on the site of the old Anson colliery in Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is the work of Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor who began collecting and showing stationary engines for a hobby…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Poynton?
Poynton is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Stockport local authority.
What is the population of Poynton?
Poynton has an approximate settlement population of 14,351.
How deprived is Poynton?
The Stockport local authority, which includes Poynton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.