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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtM45
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,215 residentsin the Whitefield West & Park Lane census areaMedian age 47.23,035 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,451 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,054 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLamb Lodge Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miHeaton Park Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miMere Cloughvalley · 1.1 miBlackley Forestforest · 2.7 miPrestwich Cloughvalley · 1.6 miCinder Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHamilton Road Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haPrestwich Forest Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 195 haWhitefield Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haWhitefield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haElms Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haHollinhurst Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 7.5 · 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
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)3,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrestwich Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Uplands Medical Practice17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistInglewood Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools24 primary, 6 secondary, 4 specialSecondaryPhilips High Schoolages 11-16, 868 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHigher Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 491 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary School, Standages 3-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHoly Cross College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Salford4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationClifton (Manchester)2.0 miMetroWhitefield (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationBury Interchange2.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle30 miBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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