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On Factory Lane, in Harpurhey North
What it's like at M9 8AF: every home that has sold on Factory 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Factory Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 123, Factory LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £99,000 | 72 m² | £1,375/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127, Factory LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £260,000 | 87 m² | £2,989/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Abraham Moss Metrolink stop, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km). The nearest rail station is Moston, 3.4 km away, with 106k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Slack Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 56, 156, 116); 31 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Irk Valley Community School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 46% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Abraham Moss Community School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (2 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (9.6 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (11.9 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Petrol, 650 m away, with The Kabin closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Valentine Medical Centre (500 m), with Tims & Parker Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Sunseekers is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 950 m 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Laura's Pit Stop is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Alliance Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Harpurhey Ponds, 450 m away; for exercise, North City Family & Fitness Centre (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 18 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 25% socially.
The nearest university is University of Salford, 4.9 km away (TEF Silver).
36 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.
Blackley and Middleton South constituency: Graham Stringer MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 10,250 (32.7%), turnout 43%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 10%, Conservative 10%.
33 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 M9 8AF →
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" Factory Lane in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 20 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 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.4% | 70.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.5% | 28.1% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 54 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 60 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.