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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,311 residentsin the Mossley census areaMedian age 41.74,669 households70% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,239 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 1°C1,169 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWoodend Millhistoric site · under a mileWillow Lakelake · under a mileHuddersfield Narrow Canal Pylonhistoric site · 1.5 miKnott Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miCowbury Daledale · 1.3 miHolly Bankhill · under a milePennine Bridlewaywalk or trail · 1.4 miCastle Cloughvalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMossley Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haRoughtown Greenpark · under a mileStamford Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 44 haAshton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haKing George Fieldsplaying field · under a mileRichmond Hillplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes209 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 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202530 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 11 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,055 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 295 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTameside General Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryMossley Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyChadwick & Hadfield LTD4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationAshton Police DepartmentStalybridge2.3 miCash machineMossley Mini Market3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryLivingstone Primary Schoolages 3-11, 218 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 147 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMossley Hollins High Schoolages 11-16, 894 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTameside College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationMossley (Manchester)under a mileMetroAshton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)3.0 miBus stationAshton-under-Lyne Interchange2.9 miBus stops108 within a mileCar parkCo-Op Grotton, Oldham Car Park1.7 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationOldham2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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