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On Lapford Road, in Belle Vue & West Gorton
What it's like at M18 8DL: every home that has sold on Lapford 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.
Sales and extensions on Lapford Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Lapford RoadDetached | Mar 2018 | £232,000 | 104 m² | £2,231/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Lapford RoadDetached | Jan 2024 | £345,000 | 104 m² | £3,317/m² | 2 |
| 3, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £179,995 | 78 m² | £2,308/m² | 1 |
| 4, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | May 2018 | £179,995 | 78 m² | £2,308/m² | 1 |
| 5, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £270,000 | 78 m² | £3,462/m² | 2 |
| 6, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | May 2018 | £179,995 | 78 m² | £2,308/m² | 1 |
| 7, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £230,000 | 65 m² | £3,538/m² | 2 |
| 8, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | May 2018 | £154,995 | 65 m² | £2,385/m² | 1 |
| 9, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £160,209 | 65 m² | £2,465/m² | 1 |
| 10, Lapford RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £240,000 | 65 m² | £3,692/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Belle Vue, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 15k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Gorton Monastery, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 53, 205); 37 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is All Saints Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 41% 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, 400 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 Aldi, 750 m away, with Go Local Miracle Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mount Road Surgery (800 m), with Gorton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Indigo Sun is 1.0 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.
Smashin' is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Steelworks Tavern the nearest pub (300 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, 200 m away; for exercise, Belle Vue Leisure Centre (800 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 University of Manchester, 3.2 km away (TEF Silver).
26 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.
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%.
66 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 M18 8DL →
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" Lapford Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 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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