Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBeech House Medical Pract14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMr Eh Burkeunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryNorbury Hall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 457 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHazel Grove Primary Schoolages 3-11, 365 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHazel Grove High Schoolages 11-18, 1,452 pupils1.0 miCollegeAquinas College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.2 miRailway stationHazel Groveunder a mileMetroEast Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)5.0 miBus stationStockport Interchange3.1 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,756 residentsin the Hazel Grove North census areaMedian age 40.63,136 households67% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,308 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C892 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesTorkington Parkpark · within reach · 13 haHazel Grove Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haPoynton Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 13 haGreat Moor Parkpark · 1.2 miNorbury Church Allotmentsallotments · under a mileOfferton Hall Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,406 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
