Crap Towns / Heywood / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Heywood?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Heywood spilled for 621 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 2.3 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 238, down from 1,109 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,109 | 315 |
| 2024 | 516 | 307 |
| 2025 | 238 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe | 6.9 km | 1,474 |
| Milnrow | 8.1 km | 1,447 |
| Whitefield | 5.9 km | 788 |
| Chadderton | 7.4 km | 745 |
| Prestwich | 7.2 km | 691 |
| Rochdale | 5.1 km | 623 |
| Heywood | – | 621 |
| Whitworth | 8.4 km | 571 |
| Middleton | 4.0 km | 468 |
| Bury | 4.6 km | 467 |
| Royton | 7.0 km | 402 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |