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Thinking of living at M20 2YJ? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ambrose RC Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Barlow Hall Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Northenden Community School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Cavendish Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| West Didsbury CE Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Didsbury High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Loreto High School Chorlton | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chorlton High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 21% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| CHS South | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester Muslim Preparatory School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls | Independent | 750 m | 35.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Merseybank Playing Fields | 170 m | 42 |
| Bowls | The Albert Club | 1.3 km | 19 |
| Football | Club Didsbury | 1.2 km | 18 |
| Cricket | Club Didsbury | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Spindles Health & Leisure (Country House Manchester) | 820 m | 14 |
| Squash | The Northern | 1.5 km | 12 |
| Golf | Northenden Golf Club | 740 m | 10 |
| Rugby union | Didsbury Sports Ground | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Athletics | Didsbury Sports Ground | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Fitness | The Northern | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Yoga Cafe | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Wythenshawe Park | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Lacrosse | Didsbury Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Hockey | Didsbury Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Badminton | Club Didsbury | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Evolve Gymnastics Academy | 3.2 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 43. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Withington Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km). The nearest rail station is East Didsbury, 2.7 km away, with 299k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Mersey Bank Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 101, 103); 26 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Ambrose RC Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Old Moat Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Didsbury High School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 57.1 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Chorlton High School (1.5 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (3.5 km) and Sale Grammar School (3.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Store, 1.3 km away, with Asda Express West Didsbury - Princess Road PFS closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Didsbury Medical Centre - Dr Whitaker (1.3 km), with Merseybank Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Elegance is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 4.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
McDonalds Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Woodstock the nearest pub (850 m).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 38% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 52% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Merseybank Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Soma (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 7.8 km away.
20 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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Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 51% of adults have a degree.
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.