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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtM30
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:40 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,353 residentsin the Barton upon Irwell census areaMedian age 34.23,327 households36% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright44% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,356 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 18%, construction 8%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 49% go by car, 11% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C879 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBarton Power Stationhistoric site · under a mileTrafford Park Lakelake · 1.3 miSwinton Masonic Hallhistoric site · 2.1 miKing Bridge Sylhetbridge · under a mileBarton Viaductviaduct · 1.5 miPort Salford Greenwaybridge · 1.3 miFoxhill Glenglen · 2.3 miEdinburgh Castlecastle · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroadoak Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 39 haClarendon Gardenpark · under a mileBuile Hill Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 28 haMiniature Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 42 haDuncan Mathieson Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 12 haEccles Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 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 197617 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 13 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGreater Manchester Major Trauma Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySalford Primary Care Together - Eccles Gateway32 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyChurch Street Chemist26 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistEccles Gatewayright herePolice stationEccles Police StationManchester1.2 miCash machineBest One2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools26 primary, 8 secondary, 4 independent, 9 special, 3 otherPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 239 pupilsright herePrimarySt Andrew's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 232 pupilsright hereSecondaryEllesmere Park High Schoolages 11-16, 818 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSalford City College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Salford2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.5 miRailway stationEcclesunder a mileMetroEccles (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationEccles Interchangeunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle28 miBus stops139 within a mileCar parkQ-Park UKManchesterunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationEccles4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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