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Thinking of living at M14 5GG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester | Primary | 200 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Plymouth Grove Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Agnes C of E Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Stanley Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Dean Trust Ardwick | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Peter's RC High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| Manchester Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Manchester Grammar School | Independent | 950 m | 63.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester High School for Girls | Independent | 1.5 km | 56.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Co-Op Academy Belle Vue | 1.5 km | 36 |
| Football | Rushford Park | 1.3 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Manchester High School For Girls | 1.5 km | 17 |
| Bowls | Fallowfield Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club | 2.3 km | 14 |
| Squash | University Of Manchester (Armitage Sports Centre) | 1.6 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Longsight Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Cycling | Platt Fields Park | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Golf | Houldsworth Golf Club | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Sonder | 4.2 km | 4 |
| Climbing | Parthian Climbing | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Platt Lane Sports Complex | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Denmark Road Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Snooker Shop | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Manchester Regional Arena | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Speedway | Belle Vue Aces | 1.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 48. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Ardwick, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 0k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Grove, 250 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 197, 191, 742); 59 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Dean Trust Ardwick, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Co-op Academy Belle Vue (1.7 km) and Levenshulme High School (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (6 km) and Sale Grammar School (8.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is BABYLON market, 400 m away, with The Bread and Butter Thing closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Bank Health (400 m), with W&B Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Keren Afro is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Taste of Home is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Gold Cup the nearest pub (750 m).
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Birchfields Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Gmba (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 12 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 54% of households rent privately and 23% socially.
46 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Progress Schools - Gorton | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
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Every primary near M14 5GG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's young: 46% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 42% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Manchester, 2.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.