Bramhall South & Woodford · Stockport
Bramhall South & Woodford: your neighbourhood
Bramhall South & Woodford electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49.7% here, compared with 37.6% across Stockport (12.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Homes rented from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 13% across Stockport (10.6 percentage points lower).
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.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 8% here, compared with 16.6% across Stockport (8.6 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →The ward in numbers
People aged 65 or over
27.3%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
3,513 out of 12,876.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
3.2%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
417 out of 12,892.
Source and method →People counted in the census
12,88321 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
12,883 out of 12,883.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
49.7%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
5,235 out of 10,525.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
37.1%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,935 out of 5,212.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
8%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
415 out of 5,212.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
42.8%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
4,511 out of 10,534.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
55.6%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
5,862 out of 10,534.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
1.3%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
133 out of 10,534.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
9.7%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
1,021 out of 10,525.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
6%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
323 out of 5,210.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
33.4%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
3,515 out of 10,534.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
3%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
142 out of 5,210.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
1.5%21 March 2021 · Bramhall South & Woodford
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
161 out of 10,534.
Source and method →Crime and safety
Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
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