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Thinking of living at SK3 8JS? 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 | 500 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 19% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | Primary | 700 m | 33% 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 | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priestnall School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hazel Grove High School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 17.6% 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 | 680 m | 33 |
| Bowls | Bungalow Crown Green Bowls Club | 410 m | 20 |
| Swimming | LifeLeisure Grand Central | 960 m | 16 |
| Cricket | Stockport Cricket Club | 510 m | 12 |
| Football | Edgeley Park Stadium | 490 m | 11 |
| Golf | Cheadle Golf Club | 3.3 km | 10 |
| Squash | Stockport Grammar School | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Lacrosse | Stockport Cricket Club | 510 m | 7 |
| Fitness | LifeLeisure Grand Central | 960 m | 6 |
| Athletics | Stockport Georgians Athletic Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Inner Health Yoga | 730 m | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas Recreation Ground | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | MSA Stockport Muay Thai | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Cheadle Heath Multi-Use Games Area | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Cheadle Heath Sports Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Running | Woodbank Stadium | 2.2 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 Stockport, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 4.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Lowfield Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 312, 313, 374, 874); 81 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
49% of households manage without a car.
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 (1.8 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: Burnage Academy for Boys (3.9 km) and Levenshulme High School (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.2 km) and Sale Grammar School (10.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Raja Bros, under 50 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 (200 m).
For a haircut, Zicco's Gents Hairstylist is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 3.3 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 101 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Shaw Heath Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Walthew House the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (36 of them).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Market and Underbanks, Hillgate).
There are 61 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (62%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 596 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Shaw Heath Recreation Ground, 200 m away; for exercise, The Fight Corner (700 m).
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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 10 km away.
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.