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Thinking of living at WA15 6QS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyes Lane Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Willows Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Park Road Academy Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Wellington School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham College | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Brooklands Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.1 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sale Grammar School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 76.1 · 51% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest School | Independent | 650 m | – |
| The Watkin Centre | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Bowdon Preparatory School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heyes Grove Tennis Club | 260 m | 26 |
| Football | Unicorn Athletic JFC | 960 m | 16 |
| Golf | Altrincham Golf Course | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Bowls | LMRCA Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Hale Country Club And Spa | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Rugby union | Heywood Road | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Altrincham & District Athletic Club | 440 m | 5 |
| Squash | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Horse riding | Horse riding ground | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Bicycle pump track | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Pilates | The Loft | 750 m | 2 |
| Rugby | Altrincham Kersal Rugby Football Club | 970 m | 2 |
| Lacrosse | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | T50 Gymnstics | 1.5 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. 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 Timperley Metrolink stop, about a 10-minute walk (850 m). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 1.3 km away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Brookfield Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 281, 737, 765); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Heyes Lane Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Road Academy Primary School (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wellington School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (1.5 km) and Loreto Grammar School (2.9 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away, with The Deli Bakery closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riddings Family Health Centre (450 m), with Riddings Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, The Buddha Retreat is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 3.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Great Indian Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Heyes Grove Tennis Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 13% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 77% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Pickering Lodge Park, 550 m away; for exercise, TBT Fitness (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 6.8 km away.
33 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 48% 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.