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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtOL4
Telephone code01751
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 –
People7,312 residentsin the Moorside & Sholver census areaMedian age 37.62,843 households68% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,586 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle76% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,259 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksUpper Strinesdale Reservoirreservoir · under a mileStrine Daledale · under a mileBesom Hill Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCount Hillhill · under a mileHigher Count Hillhill · under a mileHodge Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBishop Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haMillennium Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haWaterhead Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haBishops Park Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 3 haBishops Park Pitch and Puttsports ground · under a mile · 4 haLees Parkplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes205 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 197628 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for 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)2,975 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation288 m945 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 181 to 355 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryMoorside Medical Practice11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHobbs Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRipponden Road Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools28 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHodge Clough Primary Schoolages 3-11, 443 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCo-op Academy Strinesdaleages 11-16, 761 pupils1.0 miCollegeThe Oldham College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationGreenfield3.0 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)1.1 miBus stationOldham Bus Station2.3 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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