Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHattersley Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist34 Hattersley Road East (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryBroadbottom Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11under a milePrimaryCharlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLongdendale High Schoolages 11-16, 795 pupils1.6 miCollegeTameside College4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationBroadbottomunder a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)5.0 miBus stationHyde Bus Station3.0 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,095 residentsin the Mottram, Hollingworth & Broadbottom census areaMedian age 47.42,833 households72% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,924 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,122 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksKeg Poollake · 1.7 miMottram Hillhill · under a mileTargeton Hillhill · under a mileGodley Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miLantern Pikemountain · 4.1 miWestwood Cloughvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWerneth Low Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 86 haEtherow Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 79 haRoman Gardenspark · 1.3 miLymefield Outdoor Learning Centresports ground · under a mileGlossop Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haVitality Gardens Community Growing Spaceallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 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 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,032 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 238 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
