Local servicesHospitalAlpha Hospital Bury1.7 miGP surgeryMile Lane Health Centre12 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyMile Lane Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMile Lane Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools21 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 special, 2 otherPrimaryChrist Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11right herePrimaryLowercroft Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughBolton St Catherine's Academyages 2-16, 1,003 pupils1.2 miCollegeHoly Cross College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationHall i' th' WoodHall I Th Wood2.3 miMetroRadcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)2.5 miBus stationBury Interchange2.5 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle29 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:39 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,180 residentsin the Ainsworth & Bradley Fold census areaMedian age 45.12,512 households84% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,173 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,063 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)
Parks and green spacesBreightmet Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haSeven Acres Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 33 haLeverhulme Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 48 haMoses Gate Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 99 haNew House Farm Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.5 mi · 18 haHaworth Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 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 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 9.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,617 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
