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Shaw Heath

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3,708 people · median £195,000 · Stockport

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Good for schoolsMore affordable than most

Stockport Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 33/63 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population3,708

0–14

21%

15–24

11%

25–44

34%

45–64

23%

65+

11%

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Median age35.9

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate59%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.6%

Self-employed · of people in work15.5%

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Retired24.1%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified30%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications19.7%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health82%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.53/10

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Happiness7.27/10

Feels worthwhile7.75/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.65/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 3/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 2 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

2.5/10

Employment

2.5/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

1.5/10

Crime

2.5/10

Housing & services

10.0/10

Living environment

1.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

42%

own their home

75%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 15%

ONS Census 2021

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