Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,095 residentsin the Mottram, Hollingworth & Broadbottom census areaMedian age 47.42,833 households72% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,924 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,129 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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)
Parks and green spacesEtherow Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 79 haWerneth Low Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 86 haRoman Gardenspark · 1.8 miGlossop Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haLymefield Outdoor Learning Centresports ground · under a mileVitality Gardens Community Growing Spaceallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 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 202532 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,032 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 298 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryCottage Lane Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyThe Mews Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentist34 Hattersley Road East (Dental Surgery)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryCharlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBroadbottom Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.1 miSecondarySt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 577 pupils2.2 miCollegeTameside College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationBroadbottom1.0 miBus stationHyde Bus Station3.5 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK14 postcode district.
