Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,038 residentsin the Clough & Shaw Side census areaMedian age 46.72,590 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,655 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,265 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBen Heysmountain · 2.2 miNicholas Pikemountain · 2.3 miBrushes Clough Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBesom Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileDog Hillhill · under a mileTop o' th' Dog Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDun Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haBishop Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 24 haMillennium Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 4 haCrompton and Royton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 38 haCrompton Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileNew Barn Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes199 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 8.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,710 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation247 m810 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 390 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryOak Gables Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEverest Pharmacy Shaw6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBuckstones Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEast Crompton St George's CofE Schoolages 4-11, 122 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Crompton House Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,865 pupils1.4 miCollegeThe Oldham College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationSmithy Bridge3.6 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationOldham Bus Station3.4 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL2 postcode district.
