Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at WA14 3LB? 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 station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollin Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Bowdon CofE Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Oldfield Brow Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Stamford Park Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 80.6 · 67.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 78.5 · 59.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Loreto Grammar School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 73.7 · 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Cestrian School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham Preparatory School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Bowdon Preparatory School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bowdon Lawn Tennis Club | 580 m | 16 |
| Cricket | Bowdon Vale Cricket Club | 770 m | 7 |
| Football | Moss Lane | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Mercure Altrincham Bowdon Hotel | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Bowdon Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club | 640 m | 5 |
| Golf | Dunham Forest Golf And Country Club | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Bowdon Cricket, Hockey and Squash Club | 830 m | 2 |
| Squash | Bowdon Cricket, Hockey and Squash Club | 830 m | 2 |
| Pilates | Runway Pilates | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Altrincham | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Orangetheory Fitness Altrincham | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Altrincham And District Athletic Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Bowdon Croquet Club | 640 m | 1 |
| Yoga | Yogalife | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Altrincham Target Sports Centre | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Running | Twisted Running | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Hale, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Bow Green Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 287, 773); 11 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bollin Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bowdon CofE Primary School (0.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 80.6 · 67.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (0.5 km) and Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (0.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 600 m away; Cohens Chemist (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Body Clinic (1.4 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Katie Alex Aesthetics is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 4.5 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 30 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Herb & Spice Catering is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Griffin the nearest pub (450 m).
Much of it is protected: 56% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bowdon, Hale Station).
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Devisdale, 900 m away; for exercise, The Grammar (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 6.1 km away.
20 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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| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 58% 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.