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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People11,994 residentsin the Rusholme East census areaMedian age 22.93,141 households29% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright23% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting17.7% unemployment rate42% of adults are economically active, 3,650 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 14%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 36% go by car, 17% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 1% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 74%6% 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°C883 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 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 spacesPlatt Fields Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haBirchfields Parkpark · within reach · 13 haCrowcroft Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haArmitage Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 11 haBrighton Grove Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHouldsworth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 35 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 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 197622 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 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 16 · PM2.5 7.9 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,574 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalManchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq)1.0 miGP surgeryAilsa Craig Medical Centre43 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWise Pharmacy40 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi80 schools49 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentThe Manchester Grammar Schoolages 7-18, 1,642 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLongsight Community Primaryages 4-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryManchester Enterprise Academy Centralages 11-16, 1,049 pupilsunder a mileCollegeXaverian Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Manchester1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.7 miRailway stationLevenshulmeunder a mileMetroPiccadilly (Manchester Metrolink)Manchester City Centre1.9 miBus stationManchester Central Coach StationManchester City Centre2.1 miBus stops179 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M13 postcode district.
