Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryThe Schoolhouse Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMarket Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryDisley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 285 pupilsright herePrimaryHague Bar Primary Schoolages 5-11, 50 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNew Mills Schoolages 11-16, 692 pupils1.8 miCollegeAquinas College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationDisleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills1.6 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,145 residentsin the Disley & Lyme Park census areaMedian age 49.72,697 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,020 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,124 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBollinhurst Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHorse Coppice Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRoman Bridge Lakelake · 2.1 miHiggin's Cloughvalley · under a mileCage Hillhill · 1.1 miLantern Pikemountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Parkpark · under a mileDisley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haHigh Lea Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 4 haArnold Rhodes Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Torrs Riverside Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haHag Bank Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202536 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,807 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 291 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
