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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People8,042 residentsin the Dukinfield West census areaMedian age 38.83,623 households52% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright27% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,831 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,031 mm of rain a year, 27 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)
Parks and green spacesJet Amber Fieldspark · under a mile · 39 haDukinfield Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haAshton Mosspark · 1.1 mi · 43 haClarendon Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileDukinfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 49 haKing George's Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 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 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202533 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 17 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 14 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,823 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryKing Street Medical Centre37 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell32 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi59 schools38 primary, 8 secondary, 2 independent, 9 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryLyndhurst Primary Schoolages 3-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRavensfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 386 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAll Saints Catholic Collegeages 11-16, 810 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Manchester5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationGuide Bridgeunder a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchangeunder a mileBus stops169 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK16 postcode district.
