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Thinking of living at M27 4HX? 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 | 550 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's RC Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Grosvenor Road Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Summerville Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Buile Hill Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All Hallows RC High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Swinton | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ellesmere Park High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorside High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edintervention School | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Victoria Park (Swinton) | 820 m | 17 |
| Multi-sport | Salford Sports Village | 1.9 km | 15 |
| Bowls | Worsley Road Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 11 |
| Football | Stott Lane Football Fields | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Graham Matthews Cricket Ground | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | Swinton Park Golf Club (closed) | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Swinton And Pendlebury Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Squash | Salford Community Leisure | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Barton Athletic Club | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Sedgley Park R.U.F.C Training Ground | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Climbing | The Depot Climbing Centre | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Lacrosse | Monton Sports Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Spring Gardens | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Darts | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Chess | Edccles Community Chess Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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 Clifton (Manchester), a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 1k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Salford Crescent.
The nearest bus stop is Agecroft Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 66); 50 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Deans Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Buile Hill Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Patrick's RC High School (3.7 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (6.4 km) and Stretford Grammar School (6.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 850 m away, with Bolton Road Convenience Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Height General Practice (850 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Aras Barbers is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salford Royal Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Henry Boddington the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 14% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 73% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Rabbit Hills Playing Fields, 300 m away; for exercise, Muscle 'n' Fitness Gym (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 17 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is , 4.0 km away (TEF Silver).
21 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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| Branwood Preparatory School |
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| Independent |
| 2.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near M27 4HX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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.