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Thinking of living at WA15 6LP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Navigation Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Wellington School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Cestrian School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Loreto Grammar School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 73.7 · 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest School | Independent | 100 m | – |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Bowdon Preparatory School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Pickering Lodge | 200 m | 24 |
| Football | Broadheath Central Football Club (Navigation Road) | 670 m | 14 |
| Cricket | Timperley Sports Club | 790 m | 10 |
| Golf | Altrincham Golf Course | 850 m | 10 |
| Bowls | LMRCA Crown Green Bowls Club | 530 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Move Altrincham | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Bowdon Rugby Football Union Club | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Altrincham & District Athletic Club | 950 m | 5 |
| Squash | Brooklands Sports Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Timperley Sports Club | 790 m | 4 |
| Horse riding | Carrington Riding Centre | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Bicycle pump track | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Lacrosse | Timperley Sports Club | 790 m | 2 |
| Running | Twisted Running | 950 m | 2 |
| Pilates | The Loft | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Orangetheory Fitness Altrincham | 1.3 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Navigation Road Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 550 m away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Moss Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 285, 760, 755); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Willows Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wellington School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Loreto Grammar School (2.1 km) and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is SPAR - Uppal Timperley, 850 m away, with Nisa closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Surgery (700 m), with Station Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Deano's Timperley Barber Shop is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 2.4 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Newhaven Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Moss Trooper the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 21% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Pickering Lodge Park, 200 m away; for exercise, LDJ Fitness (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 5.7 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
32 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: 46% 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.