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Thinking of living at WA15 6UA? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandilands Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Willows Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Heyes Lane Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Broomwood Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wellington School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Brooklands Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 36.1 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sale High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | – |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Watkin Centre | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heyes Grove Tennis Club | 400 m | 26 |
| Football | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Golf | Altrincham Golf Course | 1.5 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Hale Country Club And Spa | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Bowls | LMRCA Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Rugby union | Bowdon Rugby Football Union Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Altrincham And District Athletic Club | 180 m | 5 |
| Squash | Brooklands Sports Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Hockey | Timperley Sports Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Gymnastics | T50 Gymnstics | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Bicycle pump track | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Yogalife | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | Horse riding ground | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Pilates | The Loft | 130 m | 2 |
| Rugby | Altrincham Kersal Rugby Football Club | 500 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 1.7 km away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Timperley Village, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 285, 281, 737, 760); 29 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sandilands Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 56% 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, 1.2 km 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 Sainsbury's, 100 m away; Trafford South Foodbank (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Practice (200 m), with Everwell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Mane Street is 100 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.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Stonemasons Arms the nearest pub (100 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 Helicopter Park, 100 m away; for exercise, TBT Fitness (100 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.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
39 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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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.