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Thinking of living at WA15 9NJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdon CofE Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Stamford Park Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Bollin Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Elmridge Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 89% met the expected standard |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 78.5 · 59.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint Ambrose College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 76.2 · 51.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 80.6 · 67.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham College | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altrincham Preparatory School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hale Village Tennis Club | 750 m | 17 |
| Football | Moss Lane | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Bowdon Cricket, Hockey and Squash Club | 970 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Mercure Altrincham Bowdon Hotel | 980 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Hale Village Bowling Green | 600 m | 5 |
| Golf | Ringway Golf Club Ltd | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Squash | Bowdon Club | 950 m | 2 |
| Hockey | Bowdon Cricket, Hockey and Squash Club | 970 m | 2 |
| Pilates | Runway Pilates | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Altrincham | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Orangetheory Fitness Altrincham | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Altrincham And District Athletic Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | T50 Gymnstics | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Bowdon Croquet Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Yogalife | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Altrincham Target Sports Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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: 54% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hale, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 284, 782); 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 Bowdon CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 78.5 · 59.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (1 km) and Saint Ambrose College (1.3 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away, with The Butchers closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Body Clinic (900 m), with Barry Bladon the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, M1 Nails is 650 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Little Bollin is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Mulans the nearest pub (500 m).
Much of it is protected: 31% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (South Hale, Hale Station).
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 21% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 50% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Springbank Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, The Grammar (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 4.9 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
27 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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| Bowdon Preparatory School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
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Every primary near WA15 9NJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's highly educated: 62% 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.