Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.7% here, compared with 37.6% across Manchester (12.9 percentage points lower).
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 →People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 28.1% here, compared with 19.7% across Manchester (8.4 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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: 30.1% here, compared with 23.6% across Manchester (6.5 percentage points higher).
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 people and homes here
People aged 65 or over
10.5%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
2,202 out of 20,988.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
7.7%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
1,623 out of 20,988.
Source and method →People counted in the census
20,98821 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
20,988 out of 20,988.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
24.7%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
3,811 out of 15,432.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
65.6%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
5,476 out of 8,353.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
30.1%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
2,511 out of 8,353.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
28.1%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
4,334 out of 15,432.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
33%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
2,741 out of 8,352.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
30%21 March 2021 · Gorton & Abbey Hey ward
Show the workings
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
2,534 out of 8,352.
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.
Source and coverage explanation →
Source and coverage explanation →
Plans affecting this area
No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.
The proposed local response →
