Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:38 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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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°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBottoms Reservoirreservoir · under a mileArnfield Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miLongdendalevalley · 1.0 miBroom Hillhill · 1.3 miBeeley Cloughvalley · 1.1 miPeak Nazehill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBankswood Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHoward Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haRoman Gardenspark · under a milePadfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlossop Victorian Swimming Poolsports ground · under a mileGlossop Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202529 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 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
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 273 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoods Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLambgates Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimarySt Andrew's CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 220 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHadfield Infant Schoolages 5-7, 140 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGlossopdale School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,162 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationHadfieldunder a mileBus stationHyde Bus Station4.6 miBus stops117 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK14 postcode district.
