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On Grimshaw Lane, in Middleton East
What it's like at M24 2AF: every home that has sold on Grimshaw Lane 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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Grimshaw Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 130 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 70, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Nov 2008 | £85,000 | – | – | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | May 2021 | £77,000 | 62 m² | £1,242/m² | 1 |
| 86, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Jan 2018 | £103,000 | 61 m² | £1,689/m² | 4 |
| 88, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Sept 2005 | £60,000 | 61 m² | £984/m² | 1 |
| 100, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Feb 2006 | £73,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 102, Grimshaw LaneTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £114,000 | 60 m² | £1,900/m² | 1 |
| 104, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Dec 2024 | £125,000 | 59 m² | £2,119/m² | 2 |
| 108, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Jul 2012 | £40,000 | 54 m² | £741/m² | 1 |
| 112, Grimshaw LaneTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2022 | £75,000 | 63 m² | £1,190/m² | 2 |
| 118, Grimshaw LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £55,900 | 86 m² | £650/m² | 4 |
| 120, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Oct 2003 | £33,000 | 73 m² | £452/m² | 1 |
| 124, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Aug 2022 | £91,350 | 90 m² | £1,015/m² | 5 |
| 126, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Mar 2026 | £170,000 | 81 m² | £2,099/m² | 3 |
| 128, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Jul 2013 | £60,000 | 96 m² | £625/m² | 1 |
| 132, Grimshaw LaneTerraced | Oct 2024 | £205,000 | 102 m² | £2,010/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Mills Hill (Manchester), about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 304k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Dane Bank, 50 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 112, 113); 30 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Middleton Academy, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 40.3 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (3 km) and The Blue Coat CofE School (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (14.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Junction Surgery (700 m), with Junction Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Muse is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 3.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
J J's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Gardeners Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 240 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wince Brook Fields, 300 m away; for exercise, Powermill Gym (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.
25 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.
Blackley and Middleton South constituency: Graham Stringer MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 10,250 (32.7%), turnout 43%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 10%, Conservative 10%.
18 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 M24 2AF →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Grimshaw Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 103 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 52 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 96.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 54 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 60 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 33 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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