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This town in Greater Manchester, North West has a population of 10,902. Mortgage-free owners make up 46% of households.
Schools are its strong suit — primary results beat nearly four in five towns in England; secondary results beat 51% of towns in England. It also does well on walkability — on the way to work, 17% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Housing is expensive: homes sell for a median £310,000, about 6 times local household income. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Romiley has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
The 2 things Romiley does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Romiley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Romiley has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
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Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Romiley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Romiley.
The share of residents under 15 is 15%. 8.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Greater Manchester’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half the people of Romiley are older than 49.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Romiley | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
GCSE results at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km: 46% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.7. Of its 4 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. 67% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romiley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 454 | B− |
| Harrytown Catholic High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 792 | C |
| Bredbury Green Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 237 | A |
Owners make up 77% of households, above both Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 13% of households. Private rents average £1,119 a month across the Stockport council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £425,000 | 107 |
| Semi-detached | £321,500 | 194 |
| Terraced | £242,500 | 97 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | 72 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Self-reported good health: 79% of Romiley’s residents. One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, close to Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and above England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Romiley | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 38%, below Greater Manchester’s towns (47%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. The average household earns £46K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Romiley, 9% work in the town itself. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Relative to its size, Romiley keeps 11 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than Greater Manchester’s towns (7) yet lower than England’s towns (39). 17% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Romiley. Best known first.
MuseumChadkirk Chapelin town
MuseumHat Works3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumStaircase House2.9 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryStockport War Memorial Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStockport Air Raid Shelters3.1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStockport Museum2.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 listed buildings in Romiley.
The Spread Eagle Public House: Photo: Stephen Kirkby · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aqueduct over Green Lane on Peak Forest Canal: Photo: STEVEK59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hatherlow United Reformed Church: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harrytown Hall: Photo: STEVEK59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
7 notable people were born in Romiley.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romiley | 10,902 | — | — | D | — | C |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 17,044 | 1 | — | C | — | C− |
| Marple | 12,963 | 1.7 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Marple Bridge | 4,702 | 1.9 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Hyde | 35,902 | 2.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Denton | 36,005 | 2.9 | — | D | — | C− |
| Hazel Grove | 20,163 | 2.9 | — | D | — | B |
| Stockport | 117,925 | 3 | — | C− | — | D |
Bredbury and Woodley, Marple, Marple Bridge, Hyde, Denton, Hazel Grove and Stockport have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Romiley has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Band D council tax in Romiley is £2,619 for 2026–27, more than in 88% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Romiley is a built-up area of 10,902 people, in the Stockport 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
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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