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Thinking of living at SK4 1JA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 250 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport | Primary | 450 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 750 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priestnall School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stockport School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Stockport | Independent | 850 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Penarth Group School | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brinksway School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heaton Norris Park | 80 m | 38 |
| Bowls | The Victoria Bowling Club | 1.6 km | 24 |
| Cricket | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.4 km | 17 |
| Swimming | LifeLeisure Grand Central | 940 m | 16 |
| Football | Powerleague | 1.6 km | 15 |
| Squash | West Heaton Bowling, Tennis & Squash Club | 2.1 km | 10 |
| Fitness | Stockport Health & Fitness Centre | 700 m | 7 |
| Lacrosse | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Golf | Reddish Vale Golf Club | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Stockport Harriers & Athletics Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Upward Frog Yoga | 640 m | 3 |
| Rugby union | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Cheadle Heath Sports Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Martial arts | MSA Stockport Muay Thai | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Running | Stockport Harriers & Athletics Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Burnage R.F.C | 3.1 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 4.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Gordon Street, 300 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 203, 7); 167 departures an hour from the 9 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% 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 Asda Supermarket, 150 m away; TheHappyFoodShop (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heaton Norris Medical Practice (300 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Hill Barber is 300 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.
Salvation Army Church is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Heaton Norris Pavillion & Community Centre the nearest pub (under 50 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.
56 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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The nearest park is Heaton Norris Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Zestus Fitness (450 m).
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.