Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,831 residentsin the Romiley & Compstall census areaMedian age 47.93,422 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,487 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,062 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksKeg Poollake · 1.7 miMarple Daledale · under a mileRoman Bridge Lakelake · 2.2 miBenfield Cloughvalley · under a mileArnold Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBunkers Hillhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChadkirk Estatepark · under a mile · 32 haEtherow Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 79 haRomiley Recreation Groundpark · under a mileRomiley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haBrabyns Parkplaying field · under a mile · 25 haTangshutt Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 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 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,526 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 215 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryRomiley Health Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyChichester Road Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRomiley Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryRomiley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 454 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreave Primary Schoolages 5-11, 346 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarrytown Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 792 pupils1.1 miCollegeAquinas College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.5 miRailway stationRomileyunder a mileMetroAudenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)4.9 miBus stationHyde Bus Station2.6 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK6 postcode district.
