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Thinking of living at SK8 4EB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatley Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Crossacres Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden | Primary | 1.2 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Broad Oak Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Benchill Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| The Kingsway School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parrs Wood High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Barlow RC High School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakbrook School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Lady Barn House School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Gatley Tennis Club | 740 m | 36 |
| Bowls | Gatley Recreation Ground Bowling Green | 570 m | 17 |
| Swimming | Waterside Hotel & Leisure Club | 1.8 km | 15 |
| Football | Didsbury Sports Ground | 1.8 km | 13 |
| Golf | Didsbury Golf Club | 1.6 km | 10 |
| Squash | Village Gym (Cheadle) | 2.4 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Cheadle (Kingsway) Sports Club | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Old Bedians | 770 m | 5 |
| Lacrosse | Cheadle (Kingsway) Sports Club | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Bruntwood Park | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Climbing | Rock Over Climbing | 630 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Didsbury Sports Ground | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Didsbury Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Clubs | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Burnage R.F.C | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Bicycle pump track | 3.0 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.
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 Gatley, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 374k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 370, 371, 730, 796); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Gatley Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 93% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Kingsway School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Cheadle Hulme (2.5 km) and Didsbury High School (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (6 km) and Saint Ambrose College (6.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 1.2 km away, with Message Community Grocery (Dist) closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gatley Medical Centre (600 m), with Pharmacyhaus.Com the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Panache - Hair & Beauty Retreat is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 3.9 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
HellermannTyton is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Prince Of Wales the nearest pub (750 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 29% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Gatley Recreation Ground, 600 m away; for exercise, M Squared Fitness (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 5.1 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
24 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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It's highly educated: 49% 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.