Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:39 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:24 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,317 residentsin the Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden census areaMedian age 50.42,700 households86% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright2% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,222 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,416 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksWayoh Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHog Lowe Pikemountain · 2.9 miCrowthorn Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miArmsgrove Cloughvalley · under a mileBatridge Cloughvalley · 1.0 miStanley Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSharples Meadowpark · within reachJumbles Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 46 haTurton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 54 haTurton Football Groundplaying field · under a mileLongsight Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197617 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation198 m650 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 144 to 287 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlpha Hospital Bury5.2 miGP surgeryUmebuani Vc3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyVillage Pharmacyright hereDentistBromley Cross Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryTurton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary Schoolages 5-11under a milePrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshawages 3-11, 99 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTurton Schoolages 11-18, 1,596 pupils2.4 miCollegeBolton Sixth Form College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationEntwistle1.0 miBus stationBolton Interchange5.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle29 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BL7 postcode district.
