Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:39 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:23 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,917 residentsin the Summerseat census areaMedian age 51.52,508 households88% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright4% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,585 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,299 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesOld Kays Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haBurrs Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 27 haThe Whitehead Gardenpark · under a mileGreenmount Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 18 haHolcombe Brook Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haTop Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes187 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)2,676 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlpha Hospital Bury2.8 miGP surgeryTower Family Healthcare - Greenmount6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGardners Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryHolcombe Brook Primary Schoolages 5-11under a milePrimaryGreenmount Primary Schoolages 4-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoodhey High Schoolages 11-16, 1,111 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBury College2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationBromley Cross3.3 miMetroBury (Manchester Metrolink)2.9 miBus stationBury Interchange2.8 miBus stops81 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL8 postcode district.
