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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCH3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,475 residentsin the New Mills West & Furness Vale census areaMedian age 48.63,429 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright3% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,926 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,041 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLantern Pikemountain · 2.7 miPottershey Cloughvalley · under a mileMousley Bottomvalley · under a mileBroadhey Hillhill · under a mileEccles Pikemountain · 3.3 miBollinhurst Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHigh Lea Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haThe Torrs Riverside Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.4 miDisley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haBakehurst Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileNew Mills Orchardallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes213 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 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation182 m597 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 295 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryArden House Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNew Mills Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryNewtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)ages 4-11, 77 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 121 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNew Mills Schoolages 11-16, 692 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationNew Mills Newtownunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Millsunder a mileBus stops78 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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