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On Wharf Close, in Piccadilly & Ancoats
What it's like at M1 2WE: every home that has sold on Wharf Close 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wharf Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 49 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 8, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2021 | £190,000 | 55 m² | £3,455/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 9, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Nov 2022 | £210,000 | 81 m² | £2,593/m² | 5 |
| Flat 2, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2007 | £122,500 | 58 m² | £2,112/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2008 | £123,000 | 55 m² | £2,236/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Nov 2021 | £205,000 | 64 m² | £3,203/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Jan 2015 | £133,000 | 56 m² | £2,375/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2023 | £195,000 | 71 m² | £2,746/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2018 | £185,000 | 57 m² | £3,246/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, 1, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2010 | £115,000 | 48 m² | £2,396/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 2, Wharf CloseFlat | Feb 2023 | £260,000 | 56 m² | £4,643/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 2, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2026 | £205,000 | 57 m² | £3,596/m² | 5 |
| Flat 1, 2, Wharf CloseFlat | May 2026 | £230,000 | 57 m² | £4,035/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 2, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2013 | £128,000 | 55 m² | £2,327/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 3, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2014 | £135,000 | 55 m² | £2,455/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, 3, Wharf CloseFlat | Jan 2001 | £93,500 | 61 m² | £1,533/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 3, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2000 | £92,500 | 55 m² | £1,682/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, 3, Wharf CloseFlat | Jan 2023 | £205,000 | 57 m² | £3,596/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 3, Wharf CloseFlat | Nov 2012 | £128,000 | 55 m² | £2,327/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2017 | £179,500 | 58 m² | £3,095/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Mar 2022 | £208,000 | 53 m² | £3,925/m² | 2 |
| Flat 9, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £135,000 | 63 m² | £2,143/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2021 | £177,000 | 55 m² | £3,218/m² | 5 |
| Flat 6, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Feb 2004 | £130,000 | 58 m² | £2,241/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Dec 2004 | £136,000 | 55 m² | £2,473/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | May 2026 | £180,000 | 53 m² | £3,396/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2003 | £106,000 | 67 m² | £1,582/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 4, Wharf CloseFlat | Apr 2017 | £194,950 | 49 m² | £3,979/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Nov 2007 | £150,000 | 104 m² | £1,442/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2005 | £135,000 | 54 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2024 | £276,100 | 93 m² | £2,969/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Nov 2015 | £152,000 | 57 m² | £2,667/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Mar 2011 | £133,000 | 56 m² | £2,375/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 5, Wharf CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £138,510 | 56 m² | £2,473/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2000 | £86,950 | 55 m² | £1,581/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2007 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Oct 2024 | £198,000 | 55 m² | £3,600/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Dec 2007 | £124,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 3, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Mar 2021 | £190,000 | 55 m² | £3,455/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 6, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2025 | £195,000 | 55 m² | £3,545/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, 8, Wharf CloseFlat · company-owned | Nov 2016 | £180,000 | 56 m² | £3,214/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, 8, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2008 | £128,000 | 56 m² | £2,286/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 8, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2020 | £220,000 | 55 m² | £4,000/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 8, Wharf CloseFlat | Jun 2006 | £129,000 | 55 m² | £2,345/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 8, Wharf CloseFlat | Sept 2025 | £200,000 | 55 m² | £3,636/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 8, Wharf CloseFlat | Dec 2019 | £185,000 | 56 m² | £3,304/m² | 3 |
| Parking Space Associated With Flat 3, 8, Wharf CloseOther | Jan 2017 | £17,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 10, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2013 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 10, Wharf CloseFlat | Apr 2023 | £220,000 | 57 m² | £3,860/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 10, Wharf CloseFlat | Jul 2009 | £122,000 | 57 m² | £2,140/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Manchester Piccadilly, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 27.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Piccadilly Station, 250 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 272 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
64% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Co-op Academy New Islington, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Abbott Community Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Trinity CofE High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 50 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (2.1 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (5.8 km) and Sale Grammar School (8.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 1% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 250 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Urban Village Medical Practice (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Mancunian Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1.9 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 285 restaurants and cafés and 92 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Diecast is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Balance Brewing & Blending the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (47 of them).
Much of it is protected: 48% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Stevenson Square, Whitworth Street and Princess Street).
There are 165 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (98%).
It's new: 80% of homes were built since 2000.
54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Store Street Aqueduct | II* | 80 m |
| Stable Block to South East of Junction Works at Paradise Wharf | II | 80 m |
| Former Junction Works at Paradise Wharf | II | 100 m |
| London Warehouse | II | 180 m |
| 32 and 34 Laystall Street | II | 190 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.
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%.
115 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 M1 2WE →
It's growing: about 2,830 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cotton Field Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Mixed Martial Arts (250 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, Manchester is 14 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 69% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
It's young: 63% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 64% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 34% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Manchester Metropolitan University, 1.3 km away (TEF Gold).
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wharf Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 49 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 53 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 47 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 4.6% | 70.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 91.7% | 28.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.0% | 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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