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Thinking of living at SK3 8UB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adswood Primary School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Bramhall Park Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Cale Green Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bramhall High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hazel Grove High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School | Independent | 1.0 km | 22.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Grammar School | Independent | 1.0 km | 41.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Stockport | Independent | 2.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cale Green Park | 680 m | 33 |
| Bowls | Stockport Cricket Club | 800 m | 17 |
| Cricket | Trinity Cricket Club | 710 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Stockport Grammar School | 1.0 km | 14 |
| Football | Stockport Georgians Football Club | 820 m | 13 |
| Squash | Stockport Grammar School | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Golf | Bramall Park Golf Club | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Lacrosse | Stockport Cricket Club | 800 m | 7 |
| Fitness | Life Leisure Hazel Grove | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Stockport Georgians Athletic Club | 770 m | 4 |
| Rugby | Stockport Rugby Union Football Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Inner Health Yoga | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas Recreation Ground | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Cheadle Heath Multi-Use Games Area | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Running | Woodbank Stadium | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | The Heatons Sports Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 5-minute walk (550 m), with 291k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ravenswood Court, 250 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 374, 377, 378, 378A); 18 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Adswood Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Stockport School, 1.3 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 St George's Convenience Store, 450 m away, with Go Local - Davenport closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Davenport Village Surgery (850 m), with Adswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Tonys is 500 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.
Bramhall Hub is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Jolly Sailor the nearest pub (350 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 Cale Green Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Life Leisure Hazel Grove (1.8 km).
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.
11 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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