Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,371 residentsin the Denton North census areaMedian age 39.42,921 households60% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright14% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% 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°C953 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksAudenshaw Reservoir Number 2reservoir · under a mileAudenshaw Reservoir Number 1reservoir · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miCrime Lakelake · 3.6 miTiviot Daledale · 2.7 miMill Damwater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJet Amber Fieldspark · under a mile · 39 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mileFairfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 78 haReddish Vale Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 207 haTameside Wellness Centresports ground · under a mileDenton St Lawrence Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 15 · PM2.5 8.0 · PM10 13 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,260 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryMillgate Healthcare Partnership32 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRizwan Chemist27 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPanchmatia Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools28 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryRussell Scott Primary Schoolages 3-11, 440 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDenton Community Academyages 11-16, 1,107 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 228 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationDentonunder a mileMetroAudenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)1.6 miBus stationHyde Bus Station1.6 miBus stops130 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M34 postcode district.
