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Thinking of living at SK3 8JR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Green Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 19% met the expected standard |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 54.5 · 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bramhall High School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School | Independent | 300 m | 22.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Stockport | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cale Green Park | 630 m | 33 |
| Bowls | Bungalow Crown Green Bowls Club | 400 m | 19 |
| Swimming | LifeLeisure Grand Central | 1.0 km | 16 |
| Cricket | Stockport Cricket Club | 440 m | 12 |
| Football | Edgeley Park Stadium | 460 m | 11 |
| Golf | Cheadle Golf Club | 3.2 km | 10 |
| Squash | Stockport Grammar School | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Lacrosse | Stockport Cricket Club | 440 m | 7 |
| Fitness | LifeLeisure Grand Central | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Stockport Georgians Athletic Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Inner Health Yoga | 820 m | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | MSA Stockport Muay Thai | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Cheadle Heath Multi-Use Games Area | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Cheadle Heath Sports Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Running | Woodbank Stadium | 2.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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 Davenport, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 291k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Shaw Road South, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 313, 312, 813); 41 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cale Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Stockport School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Cheadle Hulme (3.4 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (10.7 km) and Stretford Grammar School (10.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Raja Bros, 100 m away; Cale Green Service Station Texaco (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cale Green Surgery (150 m), with Cale Green Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Zicco's Gents Hairstylist is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 2.1 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Cale Green Life Centre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Carla Cooley the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Shaw Heath Recreation Ground, 150 m away; for exercise, Inner Health Yoga (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 9.0 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
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.
59 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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| Stockport Grammar School | Independent | 1.5 km | 41.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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