Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,210 residentsin the Middleton Town & Rhodes census areaMedian age 42.03,447 households58% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright22% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,211 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 58% go by car, 10% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,133 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksAsker Damwater · under a mileFrank's Damwater · under a mileBlackley Forestforest · 1.9 miKitchen Woodwoodland · under a mileHopwood Cloughvalley · 1.6 miOak Croft Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlkrington Woodspark · under a mile · 68 haBowlee Community Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 42 haNorth Manchester Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haJubilee Parkpark · under a mileLimefield Leisure Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haTowncroft Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 21 Sep 202650 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 14 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband81% 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)3,738 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Christie At North Manchester General Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryMiddleton Health Centre23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAlkrington Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools24 primary, 8 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryParkfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a mileIndependentElizabeth House Schoolages 11-18, 5 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDixons Middleton Academyages 11-16, 1,319 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHopwood Hall College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Salford5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationMills Hill (Manchester)1.3 miMetroBowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)2.4 miBus stationMiddleton Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M24 postcode district.
