Heald Green

Not to be confused with Healds Green.

Heald Green
Finney Lane in Heald Green (2012)
Heald Green Location within Greater Manchester
Area	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population	12,640
•  Density	2,866/km2 (7,420/sq mi)
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHEADLE
Postcode district	SK8
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Cheadle
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°22′49″N2°13′44″W / 53.3804°N 2.2290°W / 53.3804; -2.2290

Heald Green is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies south-west of Stockport, near Manchester Airport. The suburb is bordered by Gatley and Cheadle to the north, Cheadle Hulme to the east, Handforth and Styal to the south, and Moss Nook and Peel Hall to the west.

Population

At the 2001 Census, Heald Green had a population of 12,640, of whom 6,520 (51.6%) were female and 6,120 (48.4%) male; 2,494 (19.7%) were aged 16 and under, and 2,409 (19.1%) aged 65 and over. ^{[1] [2]}

Heald Green compared

2001 UK Census	Heald Green	Stockport	England
Total population	12,640	284,528	49,138,831
White	90.5%	95.7%	90.9%
Asian	7%	2.1%	4.6%
Black	0.4%	0.4%	2.3%

Ethnicity

Ethnic white groups (British, Irish, other) account for 90.4% (11,440 people) of the population, with 9.6% (1,200 people) being in ethnic groups other than white. Of the 9.6% (1,200 people) in non-white ethnic groups:

• 144 (12%) belonged to mixed ethnic groups
• 881 (73.4%) were Asian or Asian British
• 47 (3.9%) were Black or Black British
• 128 (10.7%) were Chinese or other ethnic groups ^[3]

Religion

• Christian – 77.1% (9,741 people)
• Buddhist – 0.2% (23 people)
• Hindu – 1% (126 people)
• Jewish – 0.8% (106 people)
• Muslim – 6.1% (770 people)
• Sikh – 0.2% (20 people)
• Other religions – 0.3% (43 people)
• No religion – 8.3% (1,089 people)
• Religion not stated – 5.7% (722 people) ^[4]

Transport

Heald Green station, looking south towards Styal

Heald Green railway station is a stop on the Styal line, which provides regular services to Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe and Blackpool North. ^[5]

Local bus services are operated by Stagecoach Manchester, Metroline Manchester, Diamond Bus North West and D&G Bus; routes connect the suburb with Stockport, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Handforth Dean, Macclesfield and Manchester Airport. ^[6]

See also

• Greater Manchester portal

• Listed buildings in Cheadle and Gatley

References

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5. "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
6. "Heald Green Bus Services". Bus Times. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.