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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,502 residentsin the Diggle, Delph & Denshaw census areaMedian age 50.62,428 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,597 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,511 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastleshaw Roman forthistoric site · under a mileUppermill Masonic Hallhistoric site · 1.9 miHarrop Daledale · under a mileHunters Hillhill · under a mileCastleshaw Lower Reservoirreservoir · under a mileStandedge summitwalk or trail · under a mileCastleshaw Upper Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHilton Consultancy P & C Managementbridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChapel Gardenpark · 1.4 miBrownhill Countryside Centrepark · 1.7 mi · 3 haBishop Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 24 haDiggle Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 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 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202527 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 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 broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,211 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation292 m958 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 193 to 419 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryDr. J Wright & Partners1.4 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy - Delph1.4 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)2.3 miPolice stationLancashire Police - Uppermill Police Station2.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Delph, Delph1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDiggle Schoolages 3-11, 169 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDelph Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupils1.4 miSecondarySaddleworth Schoolages 11-16, 1,444 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe Oldham College5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN20 miRailway stationGreenfield2.8 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)3.9 miBus stationOldham Bus Station5.5 miBus stops23 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationOldham2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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