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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtM27
Telephone code01890
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,171 residentsin the Swinton West census areaMedian age 37.72,662 households62% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright19% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,052 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 54% go by car, 8% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% 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°C1,005 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWardley Hallhistoric site · under a mileSwinton Masonic Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miSpring Damwater · under a mileCoppice Cloughvalley · 1.2 miSwinton Valevalley · 1.3 miTrafford Park Lakelake · 3.0 miOld Warke Damwater · 1.3 miLady Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroadoak Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 39 haClifton Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 46 haPrestwich Forest Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 195 haBeech Farm Playing Fieldsplaying field · within reach · 11 haMiniature Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 42 haNevits Fieldplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 15 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 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)2,863 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOaklands Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryEnhanced Care Team20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSalford Community Health Careunder a milePolice stationSwinton Police StationManchesterunder a mileCash machineFamily Shopper (Kara Stores)2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi44 schools26 primary, 6 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 4 otherPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMoorside High Schoolages 11-16, 1,129 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Charles' RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSalford City College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Salford3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationMoorsideunder a mileMetroEccles (Manchester Metrolink)2.0 miBus stationEccles Interchange2.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle28 miBus stops135 within a mileCar parkA580 Wardley Park & RideManchesterunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSwinton3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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