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Thinking of living at WA14 5ET? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadheath Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Navigation Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Park Road Academy Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| North Cestrian School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Loreto Grammar School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 73.7 · 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wellington School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashton-on-Mersey School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.1 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Bowdon Preparatory School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
Every primary near WA14 5ET, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Claremont Tennis Club | 470 m | 24 |
| Football | Broadheath Central Football Club (Salisbury) | 330 m | 14 |
| Golf | Altrincham Golf Course | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Navigation Crown Green Bowls Club | 470 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Timperley Sports Club | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Move Altrincham | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Rugby union | Sale FC Rugby Club | 2.7 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Altrincham & District Athletic Club | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Squash | Brooklands Sports Club | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Timperley Sports Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Horse riding | Carrington Riding Centre | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Bicycle pump track | 4.5 km | 4 |
| Running | Twisted Running | 310 m | 2 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 400 m | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Yogalife | 1.8 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 33. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Navigation Road Metrolink stop, about a 10-minute walk (900 m). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 900 m away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Manchester Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 247, 281, 765, 759); 63 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Broadheath Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is North Cestrian School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 54.2 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Loreto Grammar School (0.9 km) and Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (1.6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 200 m away, with Terry's Chemist closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is West Timperley Medical Centre (150 m), with Terry'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Top Nails is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 3.6 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Kfc is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Broadheath Central Club the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Navigation Park, 700 m away; for exercise, LDJ Fitness (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
44 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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For holidays, Manchester is 6.4 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 53% 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.