Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,502 residentsin the Diggle, Delph & Denshaw census areaMedian age 50.62,428 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,597 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,351 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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 landmarksDelph Hillhill · under a mileLittle Knott Hillhill · under a mileCastleshaw Lower Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miCoal Cloughvalley · under a mileHarrop Daledale · 1.3 miCastleshaw Upper Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChapel Gardenpark · under a mileBishop Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 24 haBrownhill Countryside Centrepark · 1.0 mi · 3 haSaddleworth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 46 haDiggle Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileChurchill Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 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 202528 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,211 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 172 to 347 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryDr. J Wright & Partners2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEverest Pharmacy - Delph3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDelph Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoly Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary Schoolages 3-11, 232 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaddleworth Schoolages 11-16, 1,444 pupils1.2 miCollegeThe Oldham College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationGreenfield1.9 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)3.1 miBus stationOldham Bus Station4.4 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL3 postcode district.
