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Thinking of living at M33 4BP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodheys Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Brooklands Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Tyntesfield Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Ashton-on-Mersey School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 52.1 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sale Grammar School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 76.1 · 51% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sale High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | – |
| Forest Park Preparatory School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Forest School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Changing Lives | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
Every primary near M33 4BP, 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 | Walton Park | 350 m | 29 |
| Football | Walton Park Indoor Football Centre | 460 m | 19 |
| Bowls | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.3 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Golf | Scottsdale | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Sale Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Altrincham & District Athletic Club | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Sale FC Rugby Club | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Squash | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Red Sky Yoga | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Horse riding | Horse riding ground | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Wythenshawe Park | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | T50 Gymnstics | 450 m | 2 |
| Lacrosse | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 42. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brooklands Metrolink stop, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 2.2 km away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Homelands Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 263, 245, 737, 783); 31 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Woodheys Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Road Academy Primary School (0.2 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Ashton-on-Mersey School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 52.1 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (2.1 km) and Loreto Grammar School (2.4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 500 m away; Eastway Stores (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is 1 Stop Travel Clinic (100 m), with Sale Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Sunsation is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Life Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Woodheys Social Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 14% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 65% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Walton Park, 400 m away; for exercise, T50 Gymnstics (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 7.5 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
41 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: 48% 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.