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On Droughts Lane, in Kirkhams & Holyrood
What it's like at M25 2ST: every home that has sold on Droughts 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Droughts Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 17 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Droughts LaneDetached | Jan 2020 | £265,000 | 112 m² | £2,366/m² | 1 |
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| 2a, Droughts LaneDetached | Sept 2024 | £404,000 | 154 m² | £2,623/m² | 1 |
| 4, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £45,000 | 64 m² | £703/m² | 1 |
| 6, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £300,000 | 112 m² | £2,679/m² | 2 |
| 7, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2013 | £125,000 | 113 m² | £1,106/m² | 1 |
| 10, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £365,000 | 135 m² | £2,704/m² | 3 |
| 11, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2000 | £57,000 | 79 m² | £722/m² | 1 |
| 13, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £178,000 | 103 m² | £1,728/m² | 2 |
| 14, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Feb 1998 | £72,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £200,000 | 94 m² | £2,128/m² | 1 |
| 22, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £185,000 | 98 m² | £1,888/m² | 1 |
| 24, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £167,000 | 76 m² | £2,197/m² | 2 |
| 30, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £210,000 | 88 m² | £2,386/m² | 1 |
| 32, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Jun 1996 | £20,000 | 100 m² | £200/m² | 1 |
| 34, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Sept 1997 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Droughts Cottages, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £180,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Elder Bank, 8, Droughts LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £271,000 | 132 m² | £2,053/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Besses o'th'Barn Metrolink stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 4.8 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Arms, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 90); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Parrenthorn High School, 600 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (3.7 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (10.8 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (11.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Premier Parr Lane, 1.6 km away, with Spar closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Birches Medical Centre (1.5 km), with Whitefield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Pure Silk Male Grooming is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 3.9 km away, rated good 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pike Fold Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Same Yet Inn the nearest pub (850 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Fusiliers Memorial Meadow, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Treetop Trek Manchester (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 21 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
6 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.
Bury South constituency: Christian Wakeford MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,361 (22.2%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 16%, Green Party 6%.
8 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 M25 2ST →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Droughts Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 49 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 14 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 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 85.4% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.5% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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.
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