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Stockport council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

6.2% to 24.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.2% in Bramhall South & Woodford to 24.6% in Reddish North — a gap of 18.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bramhall South & Woodford	6.2%	323	5,210
Norbury & Woodsmoor	6.7%	340	5,081
Marple North	7.9%	412	5,197
Marple South & High Lane	9.4%	496	5,296
Bredbury Green & Romiley	9.9%	600	6,084
Bramhall North	10.2%	540	5,317
Heald Green	10.5%	586	5,582
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	11.6%	761	6,563
Bredbury & Woodley	12.1%	762	6,288
Cheadle Hulme South	12.3%	794	6,450
Cheadle West & Gatley	13%	782	6,019
Offerton	13.9%	892	6,429
Heatons South	15%	901	6,007
Hazel Grove	15.3%	918	6,004
Manor	17.2%	1,024	5,959
Reddish South	17.4%	1,183	6,802
Heatons North	17.6%	1,048	5,949
Davenport & Cale Green	19.3%	1,337	6,918
Brinnington & Stockport Central	20.9%	1,426	6,828
Edgeley	24.3%	1,356	5,584
Reddish North	24.6%	1,750	7,114

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.2% to 9.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.2% in Bramhall South & Woodford to 9.5% in Brinnington & Stockport Central — a gap of 6.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bramhall South & Woodford	3.2%	417	12,892
Norbury & Woodsmoor	3.4%	429	12,542
Marple North	3.7%	457	12,475
Cheadle Hulme South	3.7%	580	15,776
Bramhall North	3.9%	505	12,908
Heatons South	3.9%	556	14,084
Heatons North	4.4%	625	14,168
Heald Green	4.6%	671	14,655
Hazel Grove	4.9%	667	13,523
Cheadle West & Gatley	5%	759	15,114
Manor	5.4%	726	13,492
Marple South & High Lane	5.5%	643	11,766
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	5.6%	848	15,094
Reddish North	5.7%	916	15,992
Bredbury & Woodley	5.8%	827	14,200
Edgeley	6.1%	733	11,974
Offerton	6.4%	963	15,121
Davenport & Cale Green	6.5%	1,058	16,358
Bredbury Green & Romiley	6.6%	901	13,739
Reddish South	6.7%	993	14,856
Brinnington & Stockport Central	9.5%	1,337	14,086

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People aged 65 or over

11.3% to 30.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.3% in Brinnington & Stockport Central to 30.4% in Marple South & High Lane — a gap of 19.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brinnington & Stockport Central	11.3%	1,590	14,108
Edgeley	13.7%	1,636	11,961
Davenport & Cale Green	13.9%	2,267	16,337
Reddish North	14.2%	2,265	15,974
Manor	16%	2,151	13,470
Reddish South	16.8%	2,496	14,864
Offerton	17.3%	2,617	15,105
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	18.5%	2,791	15,106
Heatons South	18.5%	2,605	14,079
Heatons North	18.6%	2,631	14,178
Cheadle Hulme South	20.3%	3,203	15,770
Cheadle West & Gatley	21%	3,171	15,094
Bredbury & Woodley	22.1%	3,142	14,218
Heald Green	22.3%	3,273	14,652
Hazel Grove	23.2%	3,143	13,526
Norbury & Woodsmoor	23.6%	2,965	12,538
Bramhall North	24.8%	3,210	12,931
Bredbury Green & Romiley	25.9%	3,569	13,757
Bramhall South & Woodford	27.3%	3,513	12,876
Marple North	27.5%	3,442	12,503
Marple South & High Lane	30.4%	3,574	11,751

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.5% to 24.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.5% in Marple North to 24.9% in Brinnington & Stockport Central — a gap of 15.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Marple North	9.5%	971	10,233
Bramhall South & Woodford	9.7%	1,021	10,525
Bramhall North	10.6%	1,119	10,546
Cheadle Hulme South	10.7%	1,345	12,623
Norbury & Woodsmoor	11.5%	1,180	10,254
Heatons South	12.2%	1,390	11,422
Heatons North	12.5%	1,426	11,424
Cheadle West & Gatley	13.6%	1,647	12,127
Hazel Grove	14.9%	1,658	11,132
Marple South & High Lane	15.1%	1,505	9,976
Heald Green	15.9%	1,868	11,762
Manor	16.5%	1,795	10,896
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	16.9%	2,062	12,196
Edgeley	17.2%	1,676	9,726
Offerton	17.6%	2,130	12,085
Bredbury & Woodley	17.7%	2,077	11,725
Davenport & Cale Green	18.6%	2,384	12,850
Bredbury Green & Romiley	19%	2,156	11,336
Reddish South	19.1%	2,328	12,201
Reddish North	20.2%	2,599	12,845
Brinnington & Stockport Central	24.9%	2,752	11,051

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24.9% to 51%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 24.9% in Brinnington & Stockport Central to 51% in Heatons North — a gap of 26.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brinnington & Stockport Central	24.9%	2,752	11,051
Manor	25.9%	2,825	10,896
Reddish North	26.8%	3,448	12,845
Bredbury & Woodley	27.3%	3,199	11,725
Offerton	30.6%	3,698	12,085
Reddish South	31.3%	3,815	12,201
Bredbury Green & Romiley	31.3%	3,553	11,336
Hazel Grove	33.4%	3,722	11,132
Davenport & Cale Green	33.9%	4,350	12,850
Edgeley	34.2%	3,330	9,726
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	34.8%	4,241	12,196
Marple South & High Lane	37%	3,693	9,976
Heald Green	38.1%	4,478	11,762
Norbury & Woodsmoor	39.5%	4,051	10,254
Cheadle Hulme South	45.7%	5,772	12,623
Cheadle West & Gatley	48.4%	5,865	12,127
Heatons South	49%	5,601	11,422
Bramhall North	49.4%	5,208	10,546
Marple North	49.6%	5,076	10,233
Bramhall South & Woodford	49.7%	5,235	10,525
Heatons North	51%	5,824	11,424

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8% to 32.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8% in Bramhall South & Woodford to 32.3% in Brinnington & Stockport Central — a gap of 24.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bramhall South & Woodford	8%	415	5,212
Marple North	8.9%	462	5,201
Bramhall North	9.4%	498	5,313
Norbury & Woodsmoor	9.4%	479	5,085
Cheadle Hulme South	11.4%	736	6,441
Heatons South	12.6%	754	6,000
Heatons North	12.9%	767	5,930
Hazel Grove	13.9%	836	6,008
Heald Green	14.1%	788	5,594
Marple South & High Lane	14.4%	764	5,309
Cheadle West & Gatley	14.4%	868	6,020
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	17.5%	1,149	6,567
Bredbury & Woodley	18%	1,129	6,280
Manor	19.1%	1,135	5,949
Bredbury Green & Romiley	19.9%	1,208	6,062
Edgeley	20%	1,109	5,550
Reddish North	20.3%	1,447	7,118
Davenport & Cale Green	20.5%	1,419	6,911
Offerton	21%	1,350	6,437
Reddish South	22%	1,499	6,806
Brinnington & Stockport Central	32.3%	2,202	6,821

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.7% to 46.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.7% in Norbury & Woodsmoor to 46.4% in Brinnington & Stockport Central — a gap of 44.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Norbury & Woodsmoor	1.7%	85	5,081
Bramhall South & Woodford	2.7%	142	5,210
Bramhall North	4.4%	232	5,317
Heald Green	4.4%	247	5,582
Marple North	4.6%	240	5,197
Hazel Grove	6%	359	6,004
Cheadle Hulme South	7.2%	466	6,450
Heatons South	7.5%	453	6,007
Cheadle West & Gatley	7.7%	461	6,019
Heatons North	8.7%	520	5,949
Marple South & High Lane	8.9%	470	5,296
Bredbury & Woodley	11.6%	728	6,288
Manor	12.9%	770	5,959
Reddish North	14.4%	1,025	7,114
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North	15.7%	1,028	6,563
Edgeley	17%	950	5,584
Bredbury Green & Romiley	18.9%	1,149	6,084
Offerton	20.6%	1,325	6,429
Reddish South	22%	1,499	6,802
Davenport & Cale Green	22.2%	1,539	6,918
Brinnington & Stockport Central	46.4%	3,168	6,828

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21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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