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Thinking of living at M34 2PB? 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 GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton West End Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Dane Bank Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | Primary | 1.1 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Vale View Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 1.7 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Wright Robinson College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Denton Community Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| St Thomas More RC College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.2 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Hall School | Independent | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 6.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashlea House School | Independent | 2.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Panther Sports | 410 m | 20 |
| Bowls | Debdale Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 960 m | 19 |
| Cricket | Panther Sports | 410 m | 14 |
| Football | West End Boys | 550 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Wright Robinson Leisure | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Cycling | Delamere Park | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Golf | Denton Golf Club | 520 m | 6 |
| Squash | Panther Sports | 410 m | 4 |
| Fitness | East Manchester Leisure Centre | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Climbing | BlocHaus Climbing | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Debdale Outdoor Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Debdale Outdoor Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wright Robinson Leisure | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Jacksons Pond (Reddish Angling Club) | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Aldwinians Rugby Union Football Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Speedway | National Speedway Stadium | 3.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. 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 Denton, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 0k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reddish South.
The nearest bus stop is Community Centre, 200 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 335, 790); 63 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Denton West End Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wright Robinson College, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Co-op Academy Belle Vue (3 km) and Levenshulme High School (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.1 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 800 m away, with West Coast Wines closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Surgery (1.3 km), with Windmill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Pure Hairdressing is 400 m 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.
Julia Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Windmill the nearest pub (50 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 Thornley Park, 500 m away; for exercise, West End Boys (550 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.
28 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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| Hanthorn House School |
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| Independent |
| 2.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near M34 2PB, 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.