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Thinking of living at SK12 2AP? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Disley Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Primary | 2.7 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.8 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| New Mills School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| High Peak School | Independent | 0 m | Attainment 8: 11.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SK12 2AP, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Arnold Rhodes Recreation Ground | 2.6 km | 9 |
| Football | Furness Vale Community Field | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Disley Amalgamated Sports Club | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Disley Golf Club | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Rams Head Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Whaley Bridge Primary School | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Toddbrook Sailing Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Whaley Bridge Recreation Ground | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Disley Amalgamated Sports Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Whaley Bridge Centre for Sports | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Whaley Bridge Skateboard and Cycle Park | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Disley Amalgamated Sports Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Lacrosse | Disley Amalgamated Sports Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Crown green bowls | Trades Hall Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Disley, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 156k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is New Mills School, 3.9 km away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 2.7 km away, with The National Trust Hall Shop closer still (1.9 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Schoolhouse Surgery (2.5 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (2.6 km).
For a haircut, Hamko's Barber Shop is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 6.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Olivae is the closest café or restaurant (2.4 km), and The Swan Inn the nearest pub (2.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 92 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Lyme Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Seven Springs Outdoor Activity Centre (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 15 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 45% 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.
1 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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