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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,992 residentsin the Ashton Waterloo census areaMedian age 41.73,375 households58% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright29% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,236 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 8% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,033 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPark Bridge Institutehistoric site · 1.9 miCrime Lakelake · 1.4 miHathershaw Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miDownshaw Cloughvalley · under a mileTimperley Cloughvalley · under a mileKnott Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miWester Hillhill · 1.4 miWillow Lakelake · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAshton Mosspark · under a mile · 43 haDaisy Nook Country Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haStamford Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 44 haBrookdale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 45 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haManor Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 15 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWaterloo Medical Centre32 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWaterloo Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOldham Road (Dental Surgery)right herePolice stationLancashire Police - Broadoak Police PostAshton under Lyneunder a mileCash machinePayzone4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools35 primary, 7 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryCanon Johnson CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoly Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 233 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDixons Ashton Academyages 11-16, 1,326 pupils1.2 miCollegeTameside College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationAshton-under-Lyneunder a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchangeunder a mileBus stops161 within a mileCar parkCarParkingashton-under-Lyneunder a mileEV chargingGridserveAshton-Under-Lyne4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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