Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 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°C1,328 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 4 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 · 1.6 miNicholas Pikemountain · 1.9 miCrook Gate Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRooden Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBrimmy Cloughvalley · under a mileCherry Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBishop Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 24 haDun Wood Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 9 haChapel Gardenpark · 2.0 miBishops Park Driving Rangegolf course · 1.8 mi · 3 haBishops Park Pitch and Puttsports ground · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes200 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202528 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation289 m948 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 241 to 397 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryDr. J Wright & Partners2.0 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy - Delph2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryChrist Church CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDelph Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHollingworth Academyages 11-16, 1,331 pupils2.7 miCollegeThe Oldham College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN20 miRailway stationLittleborough4.0 miMetroNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)2.3 miBus stationOldham Bus Station4.8 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL3 postcode district.
