Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDroylsden Medical Practice25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist36 Queens Walkunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools36 primary, 7 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth formPrimarySt Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 405 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenside Primary Schoolages 4-11, 446 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDroylsden Academyages 11-16, 926 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLTE Group1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationFairfieldunder a mileMetroCemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink)Droylsdenunder a mileBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchange2.2 miBus stops133 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M43 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M43 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,538 residentsin the Droylsden Central census areaMedian age 38.63,987 households60% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright17% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,498 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 56% go by car, 11% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,026 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksCrime Lakelake · 2.0 miLumb Cloughvalley · under a mileGorton Upper Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miWeir Cloughvalley · under a mileAudenshaw Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.4 miWester Hillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAshton Mosspark · under a mile · 43 haSunnybank Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haLees Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haBrookdale Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haMedlock Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haHewlett Johnson Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 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 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband97% 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)4,252 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
