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Belle Vue & West Gorton
What it's like at M12 5LZ: every home that has sold on the street 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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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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Ashburys, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 105k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Gardner Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 205, 53); 15 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Co-op Academy Belle Vue, 700 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (2.8 km) and Levenshulme High School (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (7.2 km) and Sale Grammar School (9.5 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Chiu Wah Food, 500 m away, with Blackwin Mini Market closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cornerstone Family Practice (700 m), with Allied Pharmacy Oak House the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Indigo Sun is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 2.2 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, 3 pubs and bars.
Starbucks is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Steelworks Tavern the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 414 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Gorton Park, 450 m away; for exercise, BlocHaus Climbing (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 13 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is , 3.0 km away (TEF Silver).
22 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and Monastic Building Attached to Church | II* | 130 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Gorton and Denton constituency: Hannah Spencer MP (Green Party), since February 2026. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,413 (36.7%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 13%, Workers Party of Britain 10%.
56 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 M12 5LZ →
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.5% | 70.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.0% | 28.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 56 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 56 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.
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