Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,119 residentsin the Denton South census areaMedian age 45.04,284 households55% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright35% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,952 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 62% go by car, 8% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle75% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C953 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 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 landmarksHyde Hall, Dentonhistoric site · under a mileBlue John Mines Castletonhistoric site · 1.7 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileAudenshaw Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 1.6 miStonepit Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miMill Damwater · 1.1 miKeg Poollake · 3.2 miHardy Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJet Amber Fieldspark · 1.0 mi · 39 haReddish Vale Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 207 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mileHaughton Green Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haDenton St Lawrence Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileFairfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 78 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 13 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,535 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDr. A M Cumming26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySf Wain Pharmacy22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationGreater Manchester Police - Denton Police StationEast Hydeunder a mileCash machineBest One, Dentonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools25 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 2 otherPrimaryCorrie Primary Schoolages 3-11, 358 pupilsunder a milePrimaryManor Green Primary Academyages 3-11, 262 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Thomas More RC Collegeages 11-16, 797 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.7 miRailway stationHyde Central1.0 miMetroAudenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)2.5 miBus stationHyde Bus Station1.2 miBus stops114 within a mileCar parkParking World, Ashton-under-Lyne2.3 miEV chargingIONITYHyde1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M34 postcode district.
