Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,553 residentsin the Bredbury census areaMedian age 41.93,266 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,720 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C930 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileMill Damwater · under a mileTiviot Daledale · 1.4 miBunkers Hillhill · 1.2 miMarple Daledale · 1.8 miArnold Hill Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesReddish Vale Country Parkpark · under a mile · 207 haWoodbank Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 60 haChadkirk Estatepark · 1.3 mi · 32 haSt Mark's Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haRomiley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 44 haBraddon Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202536 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 13 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
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)3,406 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Thomas Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryBredbury Medical Centre13 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBredbury Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHolly House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools22 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryBredbury St. Marks CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryArden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 472 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarrytown Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 792 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.5 miRailway stationBredburyunder a mileMetroAudenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)3.8 miBus stationStockport Interchange2.3 miBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK6 postcode district.
