Local servicesHospitalTameside Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryThe Brooke Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell21 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools28 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimarySt George's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 218 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenfield Primary Academyages 2-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHyde High Schoolages 11-16, 1,134 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationHyde Centralunder a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)2.8 miBus stationHyde Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops147 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 min4:39 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:21 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,543 residentsin the Hyde South census areaMedian age 35.44,173 households51% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright23% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,267 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%5% 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°C1,069 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksStonepit Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGodley Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miBonemill Damwater · under a mileKeg Poollake · 2.6 miIdle Hillhill · 1.8 miPipers Cloughvalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJet Amber Fieldspark · under a mile · 39 haHyde Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haWerneth Low Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 86 haCroft Millennium Greenplaying field · under a mileDukinfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 49 haSwains Valley Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 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 202534 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 12 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband93% 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)4,468 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
