Local servicesHospitalWoods Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryManor House Hadfield5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryTintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 168 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGlossopdale School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,162 pupils1.0 miCollegeTameside College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationHadfieldunder a mileBus stationHyde Bus Station4.6 miBus stops83 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:38 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,370 residentsin the Hadfield East & Tintwistle census areaMedian age 43.02,851 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,259 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,294 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 landmarksBottoms Reservoirreservoir · under a mileArnfield Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLongdendalevalley · under a mileTintwistle Low Moorhill · 1.2 miLees Hillhill · 1.5 miBeeley Cloughvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBankswood Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haWedneshough Greenpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haHoward Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 5 haPadfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlossop Victorian Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes215 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 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202529 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,061 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 312 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
