Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:40 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:22 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,566 residentsin the Woodhouse Park & Airport census areaMedian age 35.63,527 households37% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright45% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,678 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 16%, transport and storage 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 53% go by car, 14% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C844 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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)
Nearby landmarksBlack Lakelake · 2.4 miCotteril Cloughvalley · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miWorms Hillhill · 1.7 miKing George V Poollake · 3.4 miDeadman's Cloughvalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStyal Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 63 haKirkup Gardenspark · 1.4 mi · 3 haPainswick Parkplaying field · under a mile · 12 haPeel Hall Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haThorns Greenpark · 1.7 miWoodhouse Park Lifestyle Centresports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 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 202544 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 19 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,667 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWythenshawe Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryManchester Short-Term Holding Facility8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPortway Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryRingway Primary Schoolages 2-11, 417 pupils1.0 miPrimaryStyal Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupils1.2 miSecondaryManchester Enterprise Academyages 11-16, 1,145 pupils1.6 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MANunder a mileRailway stationManchester Airportunder a mileMetroManchester Airport (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationManchester Airport The Stationunder a mileFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool30 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA15 postcode district.
