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 – 3:50 pm
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People7,831 residentsin the Romiley & Compstall census areaMedian age 47.93,422 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,487 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C1,068 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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 · under a mileRoman Bridge Lakelake · 1.9 miBenfield Cloughvalley · under a mileMortin Cloughvalley · under a mileMarple Daledale · 1.3 miArnold Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEtherow Country Parkpark · under a mile · 79 haWerneth Low Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 86 haRomiley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haChadkirk Estatepark · 1.4 mi · 32 haBrabyns Parkplaying field · under a mile · 25 haPleasant View Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 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 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 8.6 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,526 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 215 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryMarple Bridge Surgery9 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistRomiley Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLudworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 373 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarple Hall Schoolages 11-16, 1,590 pupils1.8 miCollegeAquinas College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationMarple1.0 miBus stationHyde Bus Station2.8 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK6 postcode district.
