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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,476 residentsin the New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands census areaMedian age 49.32,859 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright2% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,209 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,180 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWillow Lakelake · 2.2 miStone Breaks Hillhill · under a mileWickens Cloughvalley · under a mileLower Strinesdale Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miStrine Daledale · 1.8 miNoonsun Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSaddleworth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haBrownhill Countryside Centrepark · 1.3 mi · 3 haRoughtown Greenpark · 1.3 miBishop Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 24 haChurchill Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 8 haSaddleworth Cricket Tennis and Bowling Clubsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: 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 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202529 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 9.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,886 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation265 m869 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 348 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryDr. P T Morris & Partners10 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWell8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistApollonia House Dental & Health Care LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFriezland Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaddleworth Schoolages 11-16, 1,444 pupils1.4 miCollegeThe Oldham College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationGreenfieldunder a mileMetroDerker (Manchester Metrolink)2.9 miBus stationOldham Bus Station3.4 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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