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On Waters Way, in Worsley
What it's like at M28 2AH: every home that has sold on Waters Way 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 Waters Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Waters WayDetached | Oct 2016 | £570,000 | 233 m² | £2,446/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Waters WayDetached | Apr 2010 | £546,250 | 79 m² | £6,915/m² | 1 |
| 6, Waters WayDetached | Apr 2013 | £425,000 | 151 m² | £2,815/m² | 1 |
| 10, Waters WayDetached | May 2010 | £460,000 | 156 m² | £2,949/m² | 1 |
| 12, Waters WayDetached | Mar 2010 | £465,000 | 128 m² | £3,633/m² | 1 |
| 14, Waters WayDetached | Jun 2019 | £635,000 | 233 m² | £2,725/m² | 2 |
| 16, Waters WayFlat | Oct 2025 | £565,000 | 153 m² | £3,693/m² | 4 |
| 18, Waters WayTerraced | Feb 2017 | £365,000 | 144 m² | £2,535/m² | 2 |
| 20, Waters WayTerraced | Jan 2024 | £495,000 | 167 m² | £2,964/m² | 2 |
| 22, Waters WayTerraced | Feb 2014 | £400,000 | 144 m² | £2,778/m² | 1 |
| 24, Waters WayDetached | Jun 2014 | £500,000 | 154 m² | £3,247/m² | 1 |
| 26, Waters WayDetached | Jul 2015 | £440,000 | 154 m² | £2,857/m² | 1 |
| 28, Waters WayDetached | Aug 2014 | £500,000 | 173 m² | £2,890/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Patricroft, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 148k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Sefton Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 20, 66); 24 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Westwood Park Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 42% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Broadoak Primary School (0.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Patrick's RC High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 53.8 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (5.9 km) and Stretford Grammar School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.2 km away, with Salford Sea Cadets closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is 1/Monton Medical Practice (1.4 km), with Ross Chemist the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Bear and Hare Barbers is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salford Royal Hospital, 3.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Horse Box is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Barton Arms the nearest pub (50 m).
There are 40 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is New Alder Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Cleavley Track (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 18 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.
22 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 150-153, the Green | II | 90 m |
| 146-149, the Green | II | 120 m |
| the Crescent and Adjoining Garden Walls | II | 120 m |
| Bramble Cottage and Adjoining Garden Wall the Crescent and Adjoining Garden Wall | II | 140 m |
| the Crescent and Adjoining Garden Wall | II | 140 m |
| 140-145, The Green | II | 160 m |
| Dry Docks Behind Worsley Green | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Worsley and Eccles constituency: Michael Wheeler MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,091 (26.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 22%, Conservative 16%, Green Party 8%.
12 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 M28 2AH →
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Waters Way in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 69.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 28.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 2.2% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 42 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 48 min
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