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On Energy Street, in Miles Platting & New Islington North
What it's like at M40 7ZQ: every home that has sold on Energy Street 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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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 Energy Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 24 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £270,000 | 69 m² | £3,913/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £192,500 | 55 m² | £3,500/m² | 4 |
| 8, Energy StreetSemi-detached | May 2006 | £127,950 | 56 m² | £2,285/m² | 1 |
| 10, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £266,500 | 69 m² | £3,862/m² | 6 |
| 12, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Mar 1995 | £35,995 | 68 m² | £529/m² | 1 |
| 14, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Jul 1995 | £37,680 | 69 m² | £546/m² | 1 |
| 16, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Dec 1995 | £34,655 | 70 m² | £495/m² | 1 |
| 18, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £38,050 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Jul 1999 | £35,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 22, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Jun 1995 | £32,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Energy StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2014 | £83,000 | 75 m² | £1,107/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Etihad Campus Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Ardwick, 2.1 km away, with 0k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Saxon Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 76, 76A, 76B, 724); 49 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Park View Community Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Abbott Community Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is The East Manchester Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (1.5 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (7.3 km) and Sale Grammar School (10.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Eskay Food, 400 m away, with Bargain booze closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mp Victoria Mill (550 m), with Haven Chemist the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Nails By Ya Gal Studio is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 3.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Culture box is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Bradford Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a mix of homes: 43% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's new: 50% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 378 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Saxon Saint Park, 100 m away; for exercise, National Squash Centre (600 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.3 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, Manchester is 15 km away.
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.
Manchester Central constituency: Lucy Powell MP (Labour (Co-op)), since November 2012. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,797 (34.7%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Green Party 16%, Reform UK 12%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
50 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 M40 7ZQ →
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Manchester Metropolitan University, 3.1 km away (TEF Gold).
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Energy Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 54 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 58 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.
On this street: 1 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 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 58.9% | 70.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 40.8% | 28.0% | 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.
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