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Thinking of living at M34 2FG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Bank Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Vale View Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Denton West End Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | Primary | 1.3 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 37.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Denton Community Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| St Thomas More RC College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 44 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Hall School | Independent | 500 m | Attainment 8: 6.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadstones School | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashlea House School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | North Reddish Park | 870 m | 24 |
| Bowls | Houldsworth Working Mens Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 20 |
| Swimming | Reddish Vale Technology College | 1.1 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Denton West Cricket Club | 560 m | 13 |
| Football | West End Boys | 610 m | 10 |
| Fitness | Manchester Strength & Conditioning | 3.6 km | 6 |
| Squash | Panther Sports | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Golf | Houldsworth Golf Club | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Wright Robinson Leisure | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Sonder | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Awesome Walls Stockport | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Fishing | Jacksons Pond (Reddish Angling Club) | 600 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Debdale Outdoor Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Debdale Outdoor Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Manchester Martial Arts & Gym Supply | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Delamere Park | 2.9 km | 2 |
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 Reddish North, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 163k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Fairview Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 701); 14 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Dane Bank Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Reddish Vale High School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (1.5 km) and Co-op Academy Belle Vue (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.1 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Mr Meng, 1.2 km away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Surgery (600 m), with Windmill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, F&A Nails is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 5.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
St Georges Centre is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Denton West Cricket Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Vale Common, 550 m away; for exercise, West End Boys (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 14 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.
24 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 M34 2FG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.