Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:38 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:23 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,201 residentsin the Hooley Bridge & Norden West census areaMedian age 46.72,612 households83% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,169 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,299 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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 landmarksTop of Pikemountain · 1.6 miHamer Pasture Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHealey Dellvalley · under a mileWhite Hillhill · under a mileSpring Mill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRushy Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Mary Close Parkpark · under a mileCronkeyshaw Commonpark · under a mile · 16 haFalinge Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 9 haLobden Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 25 haOulder Hill Leisure Complexsports ground · 1.4 mi · 10 haBay Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,663 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation230 m755 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 140 to 317 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRochdale Infirmary Opd1.3 miGP surgeryHealey Surgery21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHealey Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 4 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimaryShawclough Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 428 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTonacliffe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFalinge Park High Schoolages 11-16, 1,344 pupils1.0 miCollegeHopwood Hall College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Salford11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN20 miRailway stationRochdale2.2 miMetroRochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)1.8 miBus stationRochdale Interchange1.8 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL12 postcode district.
