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Thinking of living at M20 4SB? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 150 m | – |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Ladybarn Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Mauldeth Road Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Burnage Academy for Boys | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Barlow RC High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Levenshulme High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Didsbury High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Withington Girls' School | Independent | 1.0 km | 78.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester High School for Girls | Independent | 1.8 km | 56.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ladybarn Park | 600 m | 42 |
| Football | Club Didsbury | 2.0 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Withington Baths & Leisure Centre | 870 m | 17 |
| Bowls | Withington Bowling Club | 740 m | 16 |
| Squash | Northern Lawn Tennis Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Golf | Heaton Moor Golf Club | 1.8 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Club Didsbury | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Fitness | The Northern | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Yoga | Sonder | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Platt Lane Sports Complex | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Didsbury Sports Ground | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Hockey | 1st team pitch | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Lacrosse | Didsbury Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Denmark Road Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Snooker | The Albert Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Dance | Hough End Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 39. 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: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Mauldeth Road, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 318k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ladybarn Park, 400 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 171).
The nearest primary school is St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Old Moat Primary School (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Burnage Academy for Boys, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Didsbury High School (1.8 km) and Levenshulme High School (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (5.3 km) and Sale Grammar School (6.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away, with Costcutter closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ladybarn Group Practice (450 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Peter Marcus Hairdressing is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 3.9 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Espresso Lab Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Red Lion the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Parsonage Pocket Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Muscle Manor (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 8.9 km away.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
48 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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Every primary near M20 4SB, 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: 33% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 50% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 22% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Manchester, 4.1 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.