Heald Green

Heald Green
Heald Green  Heald Green shown within Greater Manchester
Population	12,640
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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Cheadle
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Heald Green is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. In the south-west of the borough near Manchester Airport, it is bordered by Gatley and Cheadle to the north, Cheadle Hulme to the east, Handforth and Styal to the south and Wythenshawe to the west.

Heald Green railway station is on the Styal Line and is linked by a spur to Manchester Airport.

Population

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 data, the Heald Green Ward has a population of 12,640, of which 6520 (51.6%) are females and 6120 (48.4%) are males. 2494 people (19.7%) are aged 16 and under, and 2409 people (19.1%) are aged 65 and over.

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% (1200 people) being in ethnic groups other than white. Of the 9.6% (1200 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

Religion

• Christian – 77.1% (9741 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% (1089 people)
• Religion not stated – 5.7% (722 people)

Notable people

Famous residents have included world snooker champion Alex Higgins, Lancashire cricket players Johnny Briggs and Clive Lloyd, Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud, Coronation Street's Simon Gregson, Manchester City players Paul Dickov and Derek Jeffries and 1990s band Northern Uproar.