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On Ackroyd Avenue, in Abbey Hey
What it's like at M18 8TL: every home that has sold on Ackroyd Avenue 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ackroyd Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Oct 2006 | £102,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Mar 2007 | £108,200 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Dec 2025 | £210,000 | 104 m² | £2,019/m² | 1 |
| 11, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Feb 2011 | £70,000 | 90 m² | £778/m² | 1 |
| 13, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Dec 2017 | £105,000 | 105 m² | £1,000/m² | 2 |
| 16, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Nov 2023 | £210,000 | 101 m² | £2,079/m² | 2 |
| 17, Ackroyd AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1995 | £17,430 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Feb 2018 | £87,300 | 96 m² | £909/m² | 1 |
| 20, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2024 | £160,000 | 107 m² | £1,495/m² | 2 |
| 22, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Jul 2005 | £90,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Ackroyd AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £169,366 | 97 m² | £1,746/m² | 1 |
| 31, Ackroyd AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2011 | £125,000 | 98 m² | £1,276/m² | 2 |
| 32, Ackroyd AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £169,000 | 89 m² | £1,899/m² | 2 |
| 36, Ackroyd AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £69,251 | 89 m² | £778/m² | 1 |
| 42, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Jan 2004 | £80,000 | 99 m² | £808/m² | 1 |
| 44, Ackroyd AvenueDetached | Aug 2014 | £138,000 | 164 m² | £841/m² | 2 |
| Abbeyville, Ackroyd AvenueDetached | Mar 2008 | £350,000 | 381 m² | £919/m² | 1 |
| Cherry Laurels, 33, Ackroyd AvenueTerraced | Mar 2000 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Fairfield, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Courier Street, 300 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 739, 725, 713); 30 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Clement's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wright Robinson College, 350 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, 750 m away, with Raja Brothers Abbey closer still (250 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, Como Cutz 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.
Rainbow Haven is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hare & Hounds the nearest pub (100 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 Godfrey Ermen Playing Fields, 150 m away; for exercise, Sporting Edge Community Sports Centre (750 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.
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.
35 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%.
35 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 8TL →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ackroyd Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 13 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% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 70.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.2% | 28.1% | 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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