Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,861 residentsin the Marple Bridge & Mellor census areaMedian age 50.52,456 households90% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright2% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,677 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: education 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 13%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,172 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesEtherow Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 79 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.2 miHigh Lea Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haOllersett Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 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 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,556 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 322 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMarple Bridge Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Bridge Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 nurseryPrimaryMellor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupils1.0 miPrimaryThornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)ages 4-11, 65 pupils1.5 miSecondaryNew Mills Schoolages 11-16, 692 pupils2.0 miCollegeAquinas College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationStrines1.5 miBus stationBus StationNew Mills2.0 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK6 postcode district.
