Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,362 residentsin the Strangeways census areaMedian age 30.63,039 households23% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright42% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,249 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 42% go by car, 14% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 70%8% 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°C921 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesQueen's Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haCheetham Parkpark · under a mileGoldstone Gardenspark · under a mileSmedley Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCrumpsall and Cheetham Allotments Pavilionallotments · under a mile · 3 haCheetham Hill Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes192 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 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 16 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,281 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Christie At North Manchester General Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryNew Collegiate Medical Centre57 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist42 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistC M Chau's Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi88 schools44 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 27 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryOasis Academy Templeages 3-11, 628 pupilsright herePrimarySt Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 194 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchesterages 11-18, 659 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLTE Group2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Salford2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationManchester VictoriaManchester City Centre1.1 miMetroQueens Road (Manchester Metrolink)Smedleyunder a mileBus stationShudehill Interchange1.2 miBus stops187 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M7 postcode district.
