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On Thatch Leach Lane, in Besses
What it's like at M45 6FW: every home that has sold on Thatch Leach 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Thatch Leach Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 93 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 96, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2017 | £145,000 | 89 m² | £1,629/m² | 1 |
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| 98, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £45,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 100, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £88,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 102, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £240,000 | 62 m² | £3,871/m² | 4 |
| 104, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2002 | £59,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 106, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 108, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £162,000 | 68 m² | £2,382/m² | 1 |
| 110, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £165,000 | 67 m² | £2,463/m² | 1 |
| 112, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Oct 1996 | £27,250 | 66 m² | £413/m² | 1 |
| 114, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2011 | £100,000 | 66 m² | £1,515/m² | 1 |
| 118, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | May 2015 | £148,000 | 68 m² | £2,176/m² | 4 |
| 120, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2001 | £73,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 122, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £272,500 | 96 m² | £2,839/m² | 1 |
| 128, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £355,000 | 151 m² | £2,351/m² | 3 |
| 130, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Oct 1996 | £36,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 132, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £215,000 | 81 m² | £2,654/m² | 5 |
| 134, Thatch Leach LaneSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £34,500 | 72 m² | £479/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Besses o'th'Barn Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Clifton (Manchester), 3.5 km away, with 1k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Stanway Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 97, 894, 900); 16 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitefield Community Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Parrenthorn High School, 1.0 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Our Lady's RC High School (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (11.8 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (12.2 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 850 m away, with Oakbank Newsagents closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greyland Medical Centre (850 m), with Whitefield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Pure Silk Male Grooming is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 4.8 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 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Our Place Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Welcome Inn the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 102 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fusiliers Memorial Meadow, 200 m away; for exercise, The Gym (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 22 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
14 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%.
13 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 M45 6FW →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Thatch Leach Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 49 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 56 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 65 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.4% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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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