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Thinking of living at SK4 5EU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehill Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Broadstone Hall Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel | Primary | 750 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport | Primary | 800 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priestnall School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Levenshulme High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Covenant Christian School | Independent | 750 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadstones School | Independent | 950 m | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Penarth Group School | Independent | 1.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Life Leisure Houldsworth Village | 910 m | 36 |
| Bowls | Houldsworth Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 22 |
| Swimming | Kingfisher Health Club (Reddish) | 1.2 km | 16 |
| Football | Powerleague | 2.1 km | 14 |
| Cricket | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Squash | West Heaton Bowling, Tennis And Squash Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Fitness | Stockport Health & Fitness Centre | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Golf | Reddish Vale Golf Club | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Stockport Harriers & Athletics Club | 3.2 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Sonder | 930 m | 3 |
| Lacrosse | The Heatons Sports Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Cheadle Heath Sports Club | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Martial arts | Manchester Martial Arts & Gym Supply | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Snooker Shop | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | St Thomas Recreation Ground | 2.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Heaton Chapel, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 623k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Denby Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 7); 26 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitehill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cringle Brook Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Levenshulme High School (1.6 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (1.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (8.1 km) and Sale Grammar School (9.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Station Store, 750 m away, with Adams Off License & Convenience closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heaton Moor Medical Group (750 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Salon387 is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 5.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% 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: 25 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Hinds Head is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Miller & Carter Heaton Chapel the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Much of it is protected: 31% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Heaton Moor).
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Manchester Road Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Sonder (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 10 km away.
28 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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Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.