Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,280 residentsin the Longsight East census areaMedian age 27.92,512 households36% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright22% social rented, 42% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,871 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 24%, transport and storage 13%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 50% go by car, 17% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 59%14% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C882 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesCrowcroft Parkpark · within reach · 6 haHighfield Country Parkpark · under a mile · 31 haPlatt Fields Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 34 haHouldsworth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 35 haGreenbank Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haRushford Park Sports Complexsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 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 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202538 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband98% 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)2,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalManchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq)1.6 miGP surgeryParkside Surgery43 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMymedicare LTD39 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi85 schools56 primary, 11 secondary, 7 independent, 9 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimaryCrowcroft Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 250 pupilsright herePrimarySt Richard's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 454 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryManchester Enterprise Academy Centralages 11-16, 1,049 pupilsunder a mileCollegeXaverian College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.9 miRailway stationLevenshulmeunder a mileMetroVelopark (Manchester Metrolink)Sportcity2.2 miBus stationManchester Central Coach StationManchester City Centre2.6 miBus stops180 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M12 postcode district.
