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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,694 residentsin the Hurst Cross census areaMedian age 37.23,612 households53% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright24% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,708 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 19%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 56% go by car, 9% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle74% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%3% 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°C1,038 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 17°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 landmarksPark Bridge Institutehistoric site · 1.5 miHuddersfield Narrow Canal Pylonhistoric site · 1.8 miCrime Lakelake · 1.9 miKnott Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miWillow Lakelake · 2.1 miTimperley Cloughvalley · under a mileBroadoak Cloughvalley · under a mileWester Hillhill · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStamford Parkpark · under a mile · 44 haCedar Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haDaisy Nook Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 39 haAshton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haManor Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 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 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202532 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 13 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 11 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,806 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryStamford House30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAlans Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPenny Meadow Dentistunder a milePolice stationGreater Manchester PoliceAshton under Lyneunder a mileCash machineFamily Shopper, Ashton Under Lyne3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools29 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryHurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 187 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOasis Academy Broadoakages 3-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDixons Ashton Academyages 11-16, 1,326 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Manchester6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationAshton-under-Lyneunder a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchangeunder a mileBus stops188 within a mileCar parkCarParkingashton-under-Lyne1.0 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationAshton-under-Lyne4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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