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On Godwin Street, in Abbey Hey
What it's like at M18 8GS: every home that has sold on Godwin 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 Godwin Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
13 of the 22 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 16, Godwin StreetTerraced | Oct 2001 | £21,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | May 2024 | £110,000 | 88 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 20, Godwin StreetTerraced | Oct 2000 | £24,950 | 72 m² | £347/m² | 1 |
| 21, Godwin StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £52,500 | 67 m² | £784/m² | 2 |
| 22, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2020 | £70,450 | 64 m² | £1,101/m² | 1 |
| 23, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2022 | £100,000 | 64 m² | £1,563/m² | 4 |
| 25, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2015 | £60,000 | 66 m² | £909/m² | 6 |
| 27, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £130,000 | 64 m² | £2,031/m² | 3 |
| 28, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £105,000 | 64 m² | £1,641/m² | 2 |
| 29, Godwin StreetTerraced | Mar 2026 | £136,000 | 66 m² | £2,061/m² | 2 |
| 30, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2007 | £57,000 | 76 m² | £750/m² | 1 |
| 33, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2016 | £65,000 | 67 m² | £970/m² | 1 |
| 34, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2020 | £87,000 | 68 m² | £1,279/m² | 2 |
| 35, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2014 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2004 | £26,500 | 64 m² | £414/m² | 4 |
| 37, Godwin StreetTerraced | Nov 2013 | £43,500 | 57 m² | £763/m² | 1 |
| 41, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £100,000 | 68 m² | £1,471/m² | 3 |
| 42, Godwin StreetTerraced | Nov 2021 | £107,500 | 64 m² | £1,680/m² | 7 |
| 43, Godwin StreetTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2022 | £108,000 | 66 m² | £1,636/m² | 4 |
| 44, Godwin StreetTerraced | Oct 2022 | £100,000 | 79 m² | £1,266/m² | 1 |
| 45, Godwin StreetTerraced | Nov 2003 | £20,500 | 60 m² | £342/m² | 1 |
| 48, Godwin StreetTerraced | Sept 2023 | £120,000 | 85 m² | £1,412/m² | 6 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gorton, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 58k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Lees Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 150, 688, 739); 22 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Abbey Hey Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 85% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wright Robinson College, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Co-op Academy Belle Vue (1.8 km) and Levenshulme High School (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (9.3 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.3 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 650 m away, with Mega Save closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Florence House Medical Practice (600 m), with Pharmaco the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Mill House Hair & Beauty is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 4.4 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Peri Fried Cottage is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hare & Hounds the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 62% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Vine Street Park, 50 m away; for exercise, The Gym (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 14 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 19% socially.
The nearest university is University of Manchester, 4.7 km away (TEF Silver).
40 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%.
53 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 8GS →
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" Godwin Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 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 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 70.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.2% | 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.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 59 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 39 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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