Broadbottom’s story
7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Broadbottom’s built-up area.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BroadbottomGreater Manchester
45% of households own their home outright. The village, home to 1,001 people, lies in Greater Manchester, North West.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,001
Census 2021 · Tameside council
Median home
£230K
49 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.8
23% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Broadbottom a good place to live?
Where it does best is walkability: a fifth of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Housing is expensive (D−): a typical home costs £230,000 and rent runs £931 a month. It also trails on health (C): men here can expect to live to 77.7, women to 82.8. 51% of its homes date from before 1919.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Broadbottom has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
What makes Broadbottom stand out
The 3 things Broadbottom does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
49% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Greater Manchester 32%.
Own outright
Housing
45% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Broadbottom grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Broadbottom is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Broadbottom has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
Cost of livingMedian sale £230,000, 5.5 years of area incomeD−Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footA−Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 48% of towns in England; secondary results beat 30% of towns in EnglandC+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £46,925C+Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleB+Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 15% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA+Open →Civic life5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broadbottom.
HousingCost of living grade D−
Broadbottom is a town of owners: 78% of households own their home, above Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
7% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). The median sale, £230,000, comes from 49 standard sales inside Broadbottom’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£230Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Broadbottom£230K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £472,500 | 7 |
| Terraced | £216,500 | 39 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£931
average private rent a month, Tameside council area
£2,447
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsC+
School results in Broadbottom are weaker than in 64% of towns in England
Broadbottom Church of England Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. There is one school here; it is shown below. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.6, with 40% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
C+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadbottom Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Broadbottom than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Broadbottom are older than 48.8.
48.8median age
BroadbottomGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Broadbottom | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Long commutes are the norm in Broadbottom: just 25% travel under 5 km, below Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 2.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than Greater Manchester’s towns (3.6%) yet higher than England’s towns (2.3%). Home was the main workplace for 42% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Broadbottom, 3% work in the town itself. At the census, just over three quarters of commuters went by car.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving76%
Train8%
On foot7%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
Underground, tram1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A−
Walkability: more walkable than 78% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Is Broadbottom a healthy place? 86% of its people say their health is good, above Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Broadbottom: the nearest is 1 miles off. 4.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Men in Broadbottom can expect to live to 77.7, women to 82.8 (2019–23).
86%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Broadbottom | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
77.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Broadbottom Hall (Grade II*) heads Broadbottom’s short list of listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Broadbottom’s built-up area, Historic England lists 7 listed buildings, 1 Grade II*.
7listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II6
Among them · Grade II*
- Broadbottom Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
51%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
70
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broadbottom
13pages on Broadbottom
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingD−Median home £230K · rent £931 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mottram RoadSchoolsC+1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 77.7 (men), 82.8 (women)Work & commuteC+55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Broadbottom’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HattersleyGamesleyHadfieldGlossopHydeMarple BridgeStalybridgeBroadbottom
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadbottom | 1,001 | — | — | D− | — | C |
| Hattersley | 6,959 | 1.1 | — | D | — | D− |
| Gamesley | 3,124 | 1.2 | C | A | C− | D |
| Hadfield | 16,271 | 1.8 | B− | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Glossop | 17,820 | 2.4 | B− | B− | C+ | B− |
| Hyde | 35,902 | 2.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Marple Bridge | 4,702 | 3 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Stalybridge | 26,850 | 3.5 | — | D | — | D |
Hattersley, Hyde, Marple Bridge and Stalybridge have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Broadbottom
How many listed buildings are there in Broadbottom?
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Broadbottom safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Broadbottom has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
About Broadbottom
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Broadbottom is a built-up area of 1,001 people, in the Tameside council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,001 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tameside
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001342
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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