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On Capital Road, in Openshaw & Gorton North
What it's like at M11 1LA: every home that has sold on Capital Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Capital Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 36 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 26, Capital RoadTerraced | Jul 2007 | £105,000 | 80 m² | £1,313/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30, Capital RoadTerraced | Apr 2026 | £180,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 32, Capital RoadTerraced | Nov 2003 | £38,000 | 87 m² | £437/m² | 1 |
| 38, Capital RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2018 | £152,500 | 137 m² | £1,113/m² | 1 |
| 40, Capital RoadSemi-detached | May 2001 | £42,000 | 168 m² | £250/m² | 1 |
| 42, Capital RoadTerraced | Mar 2002 | £47,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 46, Capital RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £44,950 | 171 m² | £263/m² | 1 |
| 48, Capital RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £154,500 | 85 m² | £1,818/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gorton, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 58k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ashton Old Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 688, 739, 713); 61 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Clement's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Fairfield High School for Girls, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (1 km) and Co-op Academy Belle Vue (1.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (9.2 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.4 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 300 m away, with Pharmaco Chemists closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Florence House Medical Practice (200 m), with Pharmaco the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Lemon Nails & Beauty is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 4.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Manchester Settlement is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Oddfellows Arms the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 321 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Delamere Park, 200 m away; for exercise, The Gym (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 15 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
The nearest university is , 4.9 km away (TEF Silver).
46 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.
Manchester Central constituency: Lucy Powell MP (Labour (Co-op)), since November 2012. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,797 (34.7%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Green Party 16%, Reform UK 12%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
41 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near M11 1LA →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Capital Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 56 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.6% | 70.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 28.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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