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On Dowson Road, in Cheetham Fold & Gee Cross
What it's like at SK14 5BN: every home that has sold on Dowson Road 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.
7 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Dowson Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
16 of the 129 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 90, Dowson RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £142,000 | 162 m² | £877/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92, Dowson RoadTerraced | Feb 2001 | £47,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 94, Dowson RoadTerraced | Feb 1997 | £39,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 96, Dowson RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £154,950 | 76 m² | £2,039/m² | 2 |
| 98, Dowson RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £224,000 | 120 m² | £1,867/m² | 2 |
| 106, Dowson RoadDetached | Dec 2007 | £209,950 | 93 m² | £2,258/m² | 1 |
| 108, Dowson RoadDetached | Mar 2021 | £415,000 | 141 m² | £2,943/m² | 2 |
| 110, Dowson RoadDetached | Nov 2012 | £150,000 | 97 m² | £1,546/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Hyde Central, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 69k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is King George Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 330, 344, 871, 849); 33 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Dowson Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alder Community High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (14.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 700 m away, with Excel Stations Ltd At Shell Service Station Hyde closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haughton Thornley Medical Centres (400 m), with Hyde Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Revive Holistic and Beauty Therapies is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Tameside General Hospital, 5.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Aqua Nurture is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Shepherds Call the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Millennium Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Hyde Swimming Pool (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 16 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
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.
Stalybridge and Hyde constituency: Jonathan Reynolds MP (Labour (Co-op)), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,539 (22.9%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Reform UK 21%, Conservative 19%, Green Party 7%.
22 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 SK14 5BN →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Dowson Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 58 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 50 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 40 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 95 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 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 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.8% | 94.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.9% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 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.
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