Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SK6 5DX? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 250 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Ludworth Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Mellor Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple | Primary | 1.6 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Rose Hill Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Marple Hall School | Secondary | 2.5 km | – |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Werneth School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alder Community High School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Mills School | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Acorns School | Independent | 1.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Agricultural and Rural Centre | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Spring Gardens Crown Green Bowls Club | 320 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Compstall Cricket Club | 730 m | 10 |
| Golf | Mellor Golf Club | 2.2 km | 9 |
| Tennis | Brabyns Tennis Club | 670 m | 8 |
| Squash | Marple Sports Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Life Leisure Romiley | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Life Leisure | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Glen Jakes Riding School | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Farmer Johns MTB Park | 940 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Bredbury Boxing Club | 990 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Mellor Sports Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Lacrosse | Mellor Sports Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Active Ken Ward | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Active Ken Ward | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Sailing | North Cheshire Cruising Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
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: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Marple, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 326k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Windsor Castle, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 394, 808); 16 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marple Hall School, 2.5 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 1.3 km away, with Lofthouse Butchers closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marple Bridge Surgery (500 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Harry Thomas Hairdressing is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 6.2 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, 4 pubs and bars.
Impact Food Group Trading As Dolce @Ludworth is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Windsor Castle the nearest pub (150 m).
There are 46 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Brabyns Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Farmer Johns MTB Park (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 16 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
29 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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| 4.6 km |
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Every primary near SK6 5DX, 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.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 55% 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.