Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at M43 6LZ? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
0 crimes recorded on Carpenters Walk in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–50%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Road Primary Academy | Primary | 150 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Fairfield Road Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Higher Openshaw Community School | Primary | 900 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Droylsden Academy | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fairfield High School for Girls | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wright Robinson College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laurus Ryecroft | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | Secondary | 2.7 km | – |
| Hanthorn House School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| Music Stuff | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| The Greens ENS |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Droylsden Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 320 m | 19 |
| Football | City Football Academy | 2.1 km | 17 |
| Tennis | Delamere Park | 880 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Active Medlock | 1.4 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Droylsden Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Cycling | Delamere Park | 880 m | 7 |
| Athletics | Wright Robinson Leisure | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Golf | Fairfield Golf Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Aldwinians Rugby Union Football Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Fitness | East Manchester Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Squash | Panther Sports | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Canoe | Water Adventure Centre | 480 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Fairfield Golf & Sailing Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Ardwick Lads Amateur Boxing Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | BlocHaus Climbing | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Speedway | Belle Vue Aces | 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 Cemetery Road Metrolink stop, a few minutes' walk (150 m). The nearest rail station is Fairfield, 1.2 km away, with 26k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink), 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes Blue, Line); 47 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Manchester Road Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Droylsden Academy, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 47.7 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (2 km) and Laurus Ryecroft (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10 km) and Sale Grammar School (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 600 m away, with Akis Off Licence And News closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Market Street Medical Practice (800 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Tanning Shop is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 4.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pho Vietnam is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Jolly Carter Inn the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 57% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 172 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sunnybank Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Water Adventure Centre (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 16 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
33 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Droylsden West · Compare a shortlist
| Independent |
| 2.4 km |
| – |
Every primary near M43 6LZ, 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.
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.