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On Wood Road, in Whalley Range North
What it's like at M16 8BH: every home that has sold on Wood 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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4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wood Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 15, Wood RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2011 | £312,500 | 153 m² | £2,042/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17, Wood RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £550,000 | 139 m² | £3,957/m² | 5 |
| 19, Wood RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2012 | £250,000 | 155 m² | £1,613/m² | 1 |
| 21a, Wood RoadDetached | Jul 2006 | £275,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 23, Wood RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2006 | £307,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Wood RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1999 | £62,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Wood RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Nov 2015 | £225,000 | 81 m² | £2,778/m² | 2 |
| 35, Wood RoadDetached | Aug 2013 | £450,000 | 164 m² | £2,744/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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Firswood Metrolink stop, about a 10-minute walk (900 m). The nearest rail station is Deansgate, 2.6 km away, with 1.7m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wood Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 86); 28 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Manley Park Primary School (0.4 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is William Hulme's Grammar School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Chorlton High School (1.7 km) and Didsbury High School (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (2.6 km) and Sale Grammar School (5.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with my.ojiltd closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashville Surgery (250 m), with Elliotts Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Pamela Jean is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 2.6 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Kaana is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Carlton Social And Bowling Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Much of it is protected: 58% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Whalley Range).
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Manley Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Old Trafford Sports Barn (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 11 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 20% socially.
44 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 Rusholme constituency: Afzal Khan MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,235 (28.4%), turnout 40%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Green Party 24%, Workers Party of Britain 13%, Conservative 6%.
58 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 M16 8BH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Manchester Metropolitan University, 2.6 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wood Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 79.0% | 70.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 20.2% | 28.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 50 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 50 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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