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Thinking of living at M28 2AH? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Park Community Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Broadoak Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's RC High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Walkden | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorside High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Salford City Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bridgewater School | Independent | 450 m | 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Branwood Preparatory School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near M28 2AH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Winton Bowling, Tennis and Social Club | 800 m | 15 |
| Cricket | Winton Cricket Club | 510 m | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Cleavley Track | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Golf | Worsley Golf Club Clubhouse | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Football | Monton Amateurs Football Club | 550 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Winton Bowling, Tennis and Social Club | 800 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Rugby league | Salford City Roosters Rugby League Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Squash | Monton Sports Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Fitness | J13 Fitness | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Eccles RUFC | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Chill Factor e | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Cleavley Athletics Track | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Bali Haus | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Darts | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Patricroft, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 148k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Sefton Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 20, 66); 24 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Westwood Park Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 42% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Broadoak Primary School (0.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Patrick's RC High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 53.8 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (5.9 km) and Stretford Grammar School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.2 km away, with Salford Sea Cadets closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is 1/Monton Medical Practice (1.4 km), with Ross Chemist the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Bear and Hare Barbers is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salford Royal Hospital, 3.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Horse Box is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Barton Arms the nearest pub (50 m).
There are 40 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is New Alder Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Cleavley Track (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 18 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
22 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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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.