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Thinking of living at SK4 3BE? 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 John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Didsbury Road Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| St Catherine's RC Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Tithe Barn Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| The Barlow RC High School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priestnall School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parrs Wood High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stella Maris School | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Brinksway School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Covenant Christian School | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SK4 3BE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Parrs Wood High School | 750 m | 45 |
| Bowls | Heaton Mersey Cons Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 21 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Didsbury) | 820 m | 16 |
| Football | Powerleague | 1.6 km | 15 |
| Cricket | Didsbury Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Squash | Club Priestnall | 720 m | 10 |
| Golf | Heaton Moor Golf Club | 1.9 km | 10 |
| Fitness | The Northern | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Lacrosse | Didsbury Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Burnage RFC | 580 m | 5 |
| Yoga | Sonder | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Hockey | Didsbury Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Platt Fields Park | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Cheadle Heath Multi-Use Games Area | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Snooker | The Albert Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Manchester Martial Arts & Gym Supply | 3.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is East Didsbury Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is East Didsbury, 950 m away, with 299k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Grundy Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 23, 42, 42A, 371); 45 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Barlow RC High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Burnage Academy for Boys (1.7 km) and Levenshulme High School (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (7.3 km) and Sale Grammar School (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heaton Mersey Med.Pract. (250 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, The Face 'N Figure Place is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 5.6 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Granary is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Heaton Mersey Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 170 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Heaton Mersey Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Priestnall Recreation Centre (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 8.3 km away.
32 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
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.