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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M6 postcode district.

County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtM6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:23 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,159 residentsin the Swinton South East & Pendlebury West census areaMedian age 42.72,554 households81% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,124 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C884 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December25 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksTrafford Park Lakelake · 2.3 miSpring Damwater · 1.3 miSwinton Valevalley · 1.4 miOld Warke Damwater · 1.4 miHall Hillhill · 1.9 miCoppice Cloughvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBroadoak Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haOakwood Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haMiniature Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 42 haDuncan Mathieson Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 12 haBeech Farm Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 202650 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 14 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,626 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOaklands Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryPes@Wallwork Opticians Swinton, Salford29 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSalford Community Health Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi49 schools29 primary, 7 secondary, 3 independent, 6 special, 4 otherPrimaryThe Deans Primary Schoolages 3-11, 451 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMoorside High Schoolages 11-16, 1,129 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMoorside Primary Schoolages 3-11, 609 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSalford City College1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Salford3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationSwinton (Manchester)under a mileMetroEccles (Manchester Metrolink)1.4 miBus stationEccles Interchange1.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle28 miBus stops131 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M6 postcode district.


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