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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Dane Bank | Tameside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 24% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 13.9 | 13.0 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Reddish North, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 163k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ashwood Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 205, 790, 701, 791); 28 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Denton West End Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wright Robinson College, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Co-op Academy Belle Vue (3 km) and Levenshulme High School (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.1 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.8 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Mr Meng, 850 m away, with Dane Bank Bakery closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Surgery (1.1 km), with Windmill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Pure Hairdressing is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 5.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Julia Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Denton West Cricket Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Granada Park, 450 m away; for exercise, West End Boys (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 14 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton West End Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Dane Bank Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | Primary | 1000 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| Vale View Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Wright Robinson College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Denton Community Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 37.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas More RC College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 44 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Hall School | Independent | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 6.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashlea House School | Independent | 2.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dane Bank | Tameside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 198 min | 210 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 53 min | 59 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 17 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.8 km | 1.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 29 | 31 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 30% | 24% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 16% | 26% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Dane Bank | Tameside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 88% | 86% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 67% | 62% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 17 | 8 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Mossley | – | 0 | 59 min | 2 | £208k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton North | – | 0 | 77 min | 2 | £291k |
| Carrbrook & Micklehurst | – | 1 | 77 min | 4 | £260k |
| Hurst Cross | – | 0 | 69 min | 3 | £225k |
| Ashton Waterloo | – | 0 | 61 min | 4 | £210k |
| Smallshaw | – | 0 | 64 min | 5 | £186k |
| Ashton East | – | 0 | 52 min | 6 | £197k |
| Stalybridge North | – | 0 | 49 min | 4 | £200k |
| Stalybridge East & Swineshaw | – | 1 | 63 min | 4 | £202k |
| Droylsden East | – | 0 | 51 min | 3 | £244k |
| Droylsden Central | – | 0 | 44 min | 9 | £208k |
| Droylsden West | – | 0 | 41 min | 12 | £221k |
| Ashton Central | – | 0 | 50 min | 3 | £158k |
| Audenshaw | – | 0 | 48 min | 5 | £295k |
| Stalybridge South | – | 0 | 58 min | 4 | £249k |
| Dukinfield East & Hough Hill | – | 0 | 59 min | 4 | £241k |
| Dukinfield West | – | 0 | 60 min | 3 | £205k |
| Newtonmoor | – | 0 | 60 min | 4 | £220k |
| Guide Bridge | – | 0 | 59 min | 4 | £215k |
| Hyde North | – | 0 | 53 min | 5 | £234k |
| Denton North | – | 0 | 57 min | 3 | £222k |
| Godley | – | 0 | 66 min | 3 | £289k |
| Mottram, Hollingworth & Broadbottom | – | 0 | 82 min | 1 | £222k |
| Dane Bank (this one) | – | 0 | 53 min | 9 | £251k |
| Denton West | – | 0 | 57 min | 5 | £225k |
| Denton East | – | 0 | 65 min | 5 | £206k |
| Hattersley | – | 0 | 71 min | 1 | £214k |
| Hyde South | – | 0 | 60 min | 5 | £185k |
| Denton South | – | 0 | 66 min | 5 | £226k |
| Cheetham Fold & Gee Cross | – | 0 | 63 min | 4 | £270k |
| Broadstones School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2.5 km |
| Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dane Bank | Tameside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 7 min | 7 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 19 min | 15 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 18 | 3 h 28 |
| Manchester city centre | 53 min | 17 min |
| Manchester airport | 65 min | 15 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).