‘You can taste the grease in the air’ - The Greater Manchester postcode lottery that could mean you live five years longer
Greater Manchester has a shocking disparity in life expectancy, with children born in some areas predicted to live 10 years longer than in others, figures reveal.
The new research from Health Equals revealed a five-year gap in South Manchester where the lowest life expectancy is in M13 where people will live to be 77 years old on average. The M13 area includes Longsight, Ardwick, and Chorlton-on-Medlock and its average is five years less than the M21 area of Chorlton-Cum-Hardy and Barlow Moor.
Barbara Burns, 62, said: “Takeaways are convenient, especially with fresh food and energy bills rising. A carry-out will work out for the same price – but they don’t have to cook. People don’t eat and live well in poverty-stricken areas. Health Equals found the overall lowest life expectancy in Manchester is in the BL78 and OL1 postcodes where people will live to 75 years on average. The BL78 area in Bolton South-East includes Farnworth and OL1 includes Oldham, Chadderton and Higginshaw.
You can see how your local area compares using our interactive map. Simply type in your postcode and click search to zoom into your area. "I volunteer at Longford Park and we are surrounded by Chorlton Meadows, Chorlton Water Park, Turn Moss Playing Fields and Sale Water Park - we have the nickname 'Leafy Chorlton' for all the street trees surrounding resident's homes." the 65-year-old told the M.E.N.
Johanna Edgerton, 36, and Ellie Wharfe, 33, visited Chorlton for a day out. Johanna said: "It's an affluent area where people may have more access to private healthcare.
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