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Thinking of living at M25 9GW? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterstile Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Park View Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich | Primary | 1.1 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Manchester Mesivta School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Heys School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beis Yaakov High School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ahavas Torah Boys Academy | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Me'or High School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Ateres Elisheva | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | St Marys Park | 850 m | 18 |
| Cricket | Prestwich Cricket, Tennis & Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Golf | Prestwich Golf Club Ltd | 790 m | 9 |
| Football | Manchester Maccabi Community and Sports Club | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Salford Sports Village | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Squash | Cheetham Hill Sports Club | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Prestwich Cricket, Tennis & Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Whitefield) | 3.2 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Sedgley Park R.U.F.C | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Climbing adventure | Treetop Trek Manchester | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Broughton Leisure Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Broughton Leisure Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Spring Gardens | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Rock Over Climbing | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Lacrosse | Monton Sports Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Freestyle | Kickair Manchester | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Prestwich Metrolink stop, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 1.6 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Lowther Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 90); 45 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Butterstile Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy (1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Manchester Mesivta School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (4.3 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (9.4 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (10.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 800 m away, with Butterstile Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fairfax Group Practice (1.1 km), with Prestwich Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, World Cut is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 3.6 km away, rated good 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
ButtyStyle is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Church Inn the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Gardner Mount, 500 m away; for exercise, Salford Sports Village (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
9 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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It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Salford, 4.8 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.