Heald Green

Heald Green
Cheshire
Christ Church on Finney Lane
Location
Location:	53°22’49"N, 2°13’44"W
Data
Population:	12,640
Post town:	Cheadle
Postcode:	SK8
Dialling code:	0161
Local Government
Council:	Stockport
Parliamentary constituency:	Cheadle

Heald Green is a suburb of Stockport, Cheshire. In the south-west of the built-up area 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

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%) aged 16 and under and 2,409 (19.1%) aged 65 and over.

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

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.

References

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