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North Reddish
What it's like at SK5 6BL: every home that has sold on the 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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Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Reddish South, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 0k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Denton.
The nearest bus stop is Higginson Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 203, 42A, 7, 805); 49 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Reddish Vale High School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Levenshulme High School (2.2 km) and Co-op Academy Belle Vue (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (8.9 km) and Sale Grammar School (10.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 300 m away; William Hill (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park View Group Practice (750 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Sister Sister is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manchester Royal Infirmary, 4.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Ozzy.s Coffe Restoran is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Houldsworth Working Mens Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Houldsworth Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Jason Baird's Black Belt Academy (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 12 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
41 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Houldsworth School | II* | 20 m |
| Wall to West of Houldsworth School | II* | 30 m |
| Rectory to Church of St Elisabeth | II* | 70 m |
| Wall to West of St Elisabeth'S Rectory | II* | 70 m |
| Church of St Elisabeth | I | 130 m |
| Wall to the West and South of Church of St Elizabeth | II* | 160 m |
| Houldsworth Working Mens Club | II* | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Stockport constituency: Navendu Mishra MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,270 (35.0%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 15%, Conservative 11%, Green Party 11%.
26 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 SK5 6BL →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 78.0% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 21.6% | 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 58 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 53 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.
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