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On Shoecroft Avenue, in Denton West
What it's like at M34 2BE: every home that has sold on Shoecroft 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Shoecroft Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 28 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Sept 2025 | £230,000 | 74 m² | £3,108/m² | 2 |
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| 7, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Jun 2022 | £55,000 | 81 m² | £679/m² | 5 |
| 13, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Aug 2015 | £110,000 | 107 m² | £1,028/m² | 1 |
| 15, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Oct 2016 | £110,000 | 128 m² | £859/m² | 2 |
| 17, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Sept 2021 | £213,000 | 97 m² | £2,196/m² | 1 |
| 19, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £338,500 | 99 m² | £3,419/m² | 2 |
| 21, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £280,000 | 115 m² | £2,435/m² | 1 |
| 23, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £133,500 | 96 m² | £1,391/m² | 1 |
| 27, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £163,000 | 79 m² | £2,063/m² | 1 |
| 29, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2012 | £90,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Apr 2004 | £57,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 37, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Apr 2003 | £82,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 39, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2002 | £64,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 43, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Dec 2020 | £160,000 | 76 m² | £2,105/m² | 2 |
| 51, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £145,000 | 75 m² | £1,933/m² | 1 |
| 53, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2015 | £125,000 | 75 m² | £1,667/m² | 1 |
| 55, Shoecroft AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £170,000 | 84 m² | £2,024/m² | 2 |
| 57, Shoecroft AvenueTerraced | Jul 2006 | £150,000 | 99 m² | £1,515/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Denton, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 0k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reddish South.
The nearest bus stop is Shoecroft Avenue, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 335); 14 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Greswell Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Thomas More RC College, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 44 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (2.4 km) and Co-op Academy Belle Vue (4.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (11.7 km) and Sale Grammar School (13.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Supermarket, 600 m away, with Welcome Express closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Millgate Healthcare Partnership (500 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Hair By Fraser is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 5.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 79% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 9 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bagels At Fifty is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Jolly Hatters the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (8 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Fitness 206 (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 15 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% 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.
49 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%.
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 M34 2BE →
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" Shoecroft Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 23 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% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.1% | 94.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 55 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 50 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.