Hazel Grove at a glance
Within Stockport, this SK7 community of 20163 people is well placed for short road hops in every direction and for rail, with Hazel Grove station only 0.2 miles from the centre for easy connections when you are moving to, from or around town. Drivers heading for nearby places have clear timings: Poynton is 2.5 miles away in 11 minutes, Marple 3 miles in 10 minutes, Bramhall 3.2 miles in 10 minutes, Stockport 3.4 miles in 16 minutes, Romiley 4.4 miles in 14 minutes, Cheadle Hulme 4.6 miles in 14 minutes, Cheadle 4.8 miles in 18 minutes, Bredbury and Woodley 5.6 miles in 20 minutes, and both New Mills and Reddish are 6.2 miles, in 19 minutes and 23 minutes. Moves often link Hazel Grove with these towns, while practical errands stay local: tip runs go to Railway Road (Rosehill) Recycling Centre 2.1 miles from the centre, and flat-pack and furniture collections come from Edgeley Shopping Centre 2.7 miles, Bredbury Shops 2.9 miles and Cheadle Hulme Shopping Centre 3 miles. Loads into and out of self storage are common too, with Storage Plus 2.6 miles, Big Yellow Self Storage 3.2 miles, Safestore 3.2 miles and Keen2Store 3.5 miles providing handy options. Student moves at the start and end of term often involve the University of Manchester Fallowfield Campus 6.2 miles, the Fallowfield Reception and Richmond Amenities Building 6.2 miles and UK Management College 7 miles. Day to day, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine are frequently moved across Hazel Grove and to the towns nearby, alongside whole house and flat moves in either direction. For longer trips, the nearest main town is Brackley, but most relocations stay within Stockport and the close-knit network of places listed above.
Hazel Grove had 20,163 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Edgeley Shopping Centre, Bredbury Shops and Cheadle Hulme Shopping Centre is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Railway Road (Rosehill) Recycling Centre, 2.1 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.