Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,437 residentsin the Cheetham Fold & Gee Cross census areaMedian age 45.73,232 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,578 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,069 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksStonepit Reservoirreservoir · under a mileArnold Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileKeg Poollake · 1.7 miIdle Hillhill · under a milePipers Cloughvalley · under a mileBonemill Damwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWerneth Low Country Parkpark · under a mile · 86 haEtherow Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 79 haJet Amber Fieldspark · 1.8 mi · 39 haRomiley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haSwains Valley Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCroft Millennium Greenplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 10 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 270 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryHaughton Thornley Medical Centres12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyManor Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools23 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryGee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11right herePrimaryDowson Primary Academyages 3-11, 477 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAlder Community High Schoolages 11-16, 912 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationGodley1.0 miMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)3.7 miBus stationHyde Bus Station1.0 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK14 postcode district.
