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On Higher Hillgate, in Heaviley
What it's like at SK1 3QY: every home that has sold on Higher Hillgate 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 Higher Hillgate; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 38 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 164, Higher HillgateOther · company-owned | May 2025 | £370,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 - 178, Higher HillgateTerraced | Sept 2003 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 180a, Higher HillgateFlat | Aug 2022 | £64,000 | 38 m² | £1,684/m² | 4 |
| 182, Higher HillgateTerraced | Aug 2003 | £40,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 184, Higher HillgateTerraced | Jul 2007 | £120,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 184a, Higher HillgateTerraced | Jul 2006 | £120,000 | 59 m² | £2,034/m² | 4 |
| 186, Higher HillgateTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2003 | £50,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 188, Higher HillgateOther | Aug 2020 | £125,000 | 39 m² | £3,205/m² | 4 |
| 190, Higher HillgateTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2023 | £100,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 192, Higher HillgateTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2026 | £125,000 | 42 m² | £2,976/m² | 4 |
| 194, Higher HillgateTerraced | Jul 2021 | £130,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 196, Higher HillgateOther | Sept 2022 | £110,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 196a, Higher HillgateFlat · company-owned | Sept 2024 | £52,000 | 40 m² | £1,300/m² | 1 |
| 200, Higher HillgateOther | Aug 2016 | £265,000 | 39 m² | £6,795/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Stockport, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 4.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Wellington Grove, 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 192, 199, 377, 378); 163 departures an hour from the 17 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.
The nearest primary school is St George's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Stockport School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Cheadle Hulme (4.4 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (11.1 km) and Sale Grammar School (11.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Euro Mini Market, 100 m away; News Corner (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cale Green Surgery (450 m), with Wellington Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Zee Cuts is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 2.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Cabanas Kitchenette is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Wheatsheaf Hotel the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Hallam Coronation Garden, 550 m away; for exercise, PureGym (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 10 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.
59 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.
Hazel Grove constituency: Lisa Smart MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 6,500 (14.1%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 38%, Labour 24%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 15%.
40 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 SK1 3QY →
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" Higher Hillgate in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 21 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.4% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 53 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 47 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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