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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People7,004 residentsin the Reddish Vale View census areaMedian age 41.83,081 households70% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 55% go by car, 9% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle79% 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, 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°C892 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 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)
Nearby landmarksGorton Lower Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miTiviot Daledale · 1.5 miGorton Upper Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miPeel Moatwater · 1.5 miTop Mill Pondpond · under a mileBottom Mill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesReddish Vale Country Parkpark · under a mile · 207 haHighfield Country Parkpark · under a mile · 31 haNorth Reddish Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haHouldsworth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 35 haHarrogate Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGreenbank Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 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 14 · 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
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)3,203 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Thomas Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryPark View Group Practice34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFir Tree Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi62 schools37 primary, 10 secondary, 5 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimarySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 457 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Elisabeth's Church of England Primaryages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryReddish Vale High Schoolages 11-16, 999 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLTE Group2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.0 miRailway stationReddish SouthSouth Reddishunder a mileMetroCemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink)Droylsden2.6 miBus stationStockport Interchange2.3 miBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK5 postcode district.
