Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:40 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:23 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,557 residentsin the Lower Irlam & Cadishead census areaMedian age 37.54,478 households60% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright22% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,076 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: 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, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesPrince's Parkpark · under a mile · 29 haLinear Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haIrlam and Cadishead Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileDavyhume Millenium Parkpark · 1.5 miDavyhulme Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 36 haPoorlots Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 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 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202547 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 12 · 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
Broadband97% 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)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTrafford General Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryChapel Group Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM44 Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLiverpool Road (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryIrlam Primary Schoolages 3-11, 456 pupilsright herePrimaryIrlam Endowed Primary Schoolages 3-11, 226 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIrlam and Cadishead Academyages 11-16, 844 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Salford6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.8 miRailway stationIrlamunder a mileMetroThe Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink)3.4 miBus stationThe Trafford Centre Bus Station3.3 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool24 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M44 postcode district.
