Heatons South · Stockport
Heatons South: your neighbourhood
Heatons South electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49% here, compared with 37.6% across Stockport (11.5 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: 8% here, compared with 13% across Stockport (5.8 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: 12.6% here, compared with 16.6% across Stockport (4 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
18.5%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
2,605 out of 14,079.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
3.9%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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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
556 out of 14,084.
Source and method →People counted in the census
14,09721 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
14,097 out of 14,097.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
49%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
5,601 out of 11,422.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
41.5%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
2,491 out of 6,000.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
12.6%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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
754 out of 6,000.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
35.4%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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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
4,044 out of 11,414.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
62.1%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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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
7,090 out of 11,414.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
2.8%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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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
321 out of 11,414.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
12.2%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
1,390 out of 11,422.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
15%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
901 out of 6,007.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
22.3%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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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
2,550 out of 11,414.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
8%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
453 out of 6,007.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
2.5%21 March 2021 · Heatons South
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
280 out of 11,414.
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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