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Thinking of living at SK3 8UT? 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 | 500 m | – |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Bridge Hall Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hazel Grove High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School | Independent | 1000 m | 22.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Grammar School | Independent | 1.3 km | 41.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brinksway School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
Every primary near SK3 8UT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cale Green Park | 730 m | 34 |
| Bowls | Stockport Cricket Club | 760 m | 17 |
| Cricket | Stockport Cricket Club | 760 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Stockport Grammar School | 1.3 km | 14 |
| Football | Stockport Georgians Football Club | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Squash | Stockport Grammar School | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Golf | Bramall Park Golf Club | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Lacrosse | Stockport Cricket Club | 760 m | 8 |
| Fitness | Life Leisure Hazel Grove | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Stockport Georgians Athletic Club | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Stockport Rugby Union Football Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Inner Health Yoga | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas Recreation Ground | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Cheadle Heath Sports Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Cheadle Heath Multi-Use Games Area | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Running | Woodbank Stadium | 3.1 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 10-minute walk (700 m), with 291k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Rostrevor Road, 400 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 374, 855); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Adswood Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1 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 (2.3 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (9.9 km) and Saint Ambrose College (10 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Raja Bros, 600 m away, with Cali Wines closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Davenport Village Surgery (950 m), with Adswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Tonys is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 2.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Rise & Dine is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Parkside Social Club the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 10% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Cale Green Park, 700 m away; for exercise, The Fight Corner (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 8.0 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.
22 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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