Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,476 residentsin the New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands census areaMedian age 49.32,859 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright2% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,209 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,335 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksWickens Cloughvalley · under a mileCapper Cloughvalley · under a milePrimrose Hillhill · under a mileYarns Hillhill · 1.1 miHarrop Daledale · 1.7 miYeoman Hey Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrownhill Countryside Centrepark · within reach · 3 haSaddleworth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haChurchill Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haChapel Gardenpark · 1.3 miBishop Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 24 haDiggle Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202528 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,886 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 156 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital4.6 miGP surgerySaddleworth Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondarySaddleworth Schoolages 11-16, 1,444 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Chad's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 269 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoly Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary Schoolages 3-11, 232 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Oldham College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationGreenfieldunder a mileMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)3.7 miBus stationOldham Bus Station4.5 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL3 postcode district.
