Local servicesHospitalWoods Hospital2.0 miGP surgerySimmondley Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistKershaw Street (Dental Surgery)1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 97 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWhitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 311 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 577 pupils1.4 miCollegeTameside College7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationGlossop1.5 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills4.5 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:38 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,789 residentsin the Dinting, Simmondley & Charlesworth census areaMedian age 48.44,074 households88% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,819 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,289 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksLantern Pikemountain · 2.4 miLong Cloughvalley · under a mileHerod Cloughvalley · under a mileHarry Huthill · under a mileBurnt Hillhill · 1.1 miKinder Downfallwaterfall · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesManor Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 14 haHoward Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haBankswood Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 10 haGlossop and District Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 16 haWhitfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miGlossop Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197633 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.1 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 broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,289 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation277 m909 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 174 to 440 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
