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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,678 residentsin the Wood End census areaMedian age 42.72,652 households60% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright19% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,662 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 62% go by car, 7% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,265 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBen Heysmountain · 2.9 miBesom Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileNicholas Pikemountain · 2.9 miBrushes Clough Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miDog Hillhill · 1.0 miTop o' th' Dog Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDun Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haHigh Crompton Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMillennium Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haCrompton and Royton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haCrompton Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileNew Barn Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 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 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 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 10 · 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
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)2,490 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation177 m581 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryOak Gables Medical Practice12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEverest Pharmacy Shaw10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools23 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryEast Crompton St James CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupilsright herePrimaryBeal Vale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Crompton House Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,865 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Oldham College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationRochdale3.3 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationOldham Bus Station2.7 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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