Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,419 residentsin the Guide Bridge census areaMedian age 39.73,276 households59% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright27% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,485 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 58% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% 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°C1,026 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksAudenshaw Reservoir Number 1reservoir · under a mileGorton Locomotive Workshistoric site · 2.0 miHyde Hall, Dentonhistoric site · 2.0 miAudenshaw Reservoir Number 2reservoir · under a mileCrime Lakelake · 2.4 miFallowfield Loop at Debdalewalk or trail · 1.6 miLumb Cloughvalley · 1.4 miBell Cloughvalley · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAshton Mosspark · under a mile · 43 haJet Amber Fieldspark · 1.1 mi · 39 haLees Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haFairfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 78 haKing George's Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haOxford Park Community Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 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 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 17 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 14 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
Broadband95% 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)3,451 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryGuide Bridge Medical Practice40 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAudenshaw Pharmacy27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKings Water Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationGreater Manchester Police (Pcc) Nexus HouseAshton-under-Lyneunder a mileCash machineBancroft Service Stationunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools33 primary, 8 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryAudenshaw Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsright herePrimarySt Stephen's CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11under a mileSecondaryAudenshaw Schoolages 11-16, 1,077 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationGuide Bridgeunder a mileMetroAudenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchange1.6 miBus stops110 within a mileCar parkParking World, Ashton-under-Lyneunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationAshton-under-Lyne3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M34 postcode district.
