Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:40 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,281 residentsin the Didsbury Village census areaMedian age 38.94,334 households59% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright11% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,160 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 16%, professional and scientific services 14%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 33% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages68% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C850 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesFletcher Moss Parkpark · under a mile · 53 haDidsbury Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haFog Lane Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haWithington Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haDidsbury Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 8 haBradley Fold Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes201 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 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 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 13 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 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
Broadband90% 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)4,479 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWithington Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBarlow Medical Centre44 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBarlow Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools29 primary, 10 secondary, 4 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryDidsbury CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 222 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeaver Road Primary Schoolages 3-11, 1,084 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Barlow RC High Schoolages 11-16, 930 pupilsunder a mileCollegeXaverian College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN4.9 miRailway stationEast Didsburyunder a mileMetroDidsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationWythenshawe Interchange2.7 miBus stops127 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M20 postcode district.
