Home › UK › Greater Manchester England · County Find your town in Greater Manchester Greater Manchester has 81 towns of 2,500 or more and 25 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.
81 towns with subject grades
25 villages and smaller places
How Greater Manchester compares: its report card → No overall grade Towns without an overall grade Each has subject grades on its page.
Manchester 470,395 people Bolton 184,077 people Stockport 117,925 people Rochdale 111,258 people Oldham 110,722 people Salford 108,431 people Wythenshawe 97,665 people Wigan 81,580 people Bury 81,115 people Sale 62,545 people Altrincham 49,672 people Ashton-under-Lyne 48,595 people Middleton 46,617 people Leigh 45,499 people Urmston 41,728 people Eccles 41,116 people Chadderton 37,602 people Denton 36,005 people Hyde 35,902 people Prestwich 31,509 people Radcliffe 31,114 people Heywood 29,724 people Farnworth 28,761 people Stretford 28,010 people Atherton 27,571 people Stalybridge 26,850 people Ashton-in-Makerfield 26,367 people Little Hulton 25,824 people Golborne 25,563 people Cheadle Hulme 24,782 people Hindley 24,485 people Droylsden 23,916 people Orrell 23,412 people Royton 22,997 people Swinton 22,886 people Whitefield 22,193 people Reddish 22,189 people Westhoughton 21,969 people Old Trafford 21,442 people Dukinfield 21,151 people Horwich 20,703 people Hazel Grove 20,163 people Failsworth 19,962 people Irlam 19,714 people Walkden 18,684 people Shaw 18,249 people Clifton 17,748 people Bramhall 17,201 people Ramsbottom 17,074 people Bredbury and Woodley 17,044 people Hale 16,716 people Tyldesley 16,205 people Cheadle 14,437 people Audenshaw 13,397 people Marple 12,963 people Standish 12,937 people Lees 12,641 people Little Lever 12,524 people Ince-in-Makerfield 12,186 people Littleborough 12,164 people Worsley 11,958 people Mossley 11,416 people Uppermill 11,207 people Kearsley 11,117 people Romiley 10,902 people Platt Bridge and Abram 10,587 people Milnrow 9,237 people Gatley 9,149 people Partington 7,706 people Hattersley 6,959 people Bowdon 6,107 people Blackrod 5,340 people Shevington 5,315 people Appley Bridge 5,131 people Aspull 4,937 people Astley 4,735 people Marple Bridge 4,702 people High Lane 4,617 people Rhodes 2,970 people Shevington Moor 2,717 people Newhey 2,711 people Villages and small towns 25 smaller places in Greater Manchester Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.
Higher Folds2,447 Wardley2,298 Delph2,282 Bickershaw2,277 Woodford2,241 Wardle2,112 Wingates1,936 Pendlebury1,768 Summit1,728 Ainsworth1,595 Dobcross1,569 Trub1,389 Hunger Hill1,299 Woodhouses1,094 Simister1,054 Broadbottom1,001 9 places under 1,000 people Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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