Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:39 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,417 residentsin the Bromley Cross & Bradshaw census areaMedian age 49.83,220 households85% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,416 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 14%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,389 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 spacesLongsight Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haJumbles Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 46 haSeven Acres Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 33 haBreightmet Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 44 haRobert Bolton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileJubilee Community Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes185 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,434 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlpha Hospital Bury3.7 miGP surgeryHarwood Medical Centre23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHarwood Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDenuvo Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools21 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 3 special, 2 otherPrimarySt Maxentius CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 185 pupilsright hereSecondaryCanon Slade Schoolages 11-18, 1,724 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Columba's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBolton Sixth Form College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationBromley Crossunder a mileMetroBury (Manchester Metrolink)4.4 miBus stationBolton Interchange2.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle27 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL2 postcode district.
