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On Kent Avenue, in Adswood
What it's like at SK8 5QT: every home that has sold on Kent Avenue 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).
Sales and extensions on Kent Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Kent AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £110,000 | 82 m² | £1,341/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Kent AvenueTerraced | Sept 2017 | £138,000 | 85 m² | £1,624/m² | 2 |
| 8, Kent AvenueTerraced | May 2020 | £145,000 | 80 m² | £1,813/m² | 1 |
| 9, Kent AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £95,000 | 84 m² | £1,131/m² | 3 |
| 12, Kent AvenueTerraced | Nov 2021 | £210,000 | 84 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| 16, Kent AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £137,500 | 86 m² | £1,599/m² | 2 |
| 20, Kent AvenueTerraced | Aug 2023 | £200,000 | 89 m² | £2,247/m² | 4 |
| 21, Kent AvenueTerraced | Aug 2022 | £268,500 | 84 m² | £3,196/m² | 4 |
| 23, Kent AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £195,000 | 135 m² | £1,444/m² | 2 |
| 24, Kent AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2010 | £117,000 | 97 m² | £1,206/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Davenport, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 291k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Larkhill Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 313, 310, 866, 813); 35 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bridge Hall Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 54% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Alexandra Park Primary School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Stockport Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Laurus Cheadle Hulme (2.3 km) and Burnage Academy for Boys (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Sale Grammar School (9.9 km) and Saint Ambrose College (10 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Gigi Supermarket, 200 m away; Sk8 Off Licence (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Adshall Road Medical Prac (950 m), with Adswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Stacey's Salon is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 2.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Wimborne Close Luncheon Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Cross Keys the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 10% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Adswood Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Ladybridge Connect (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 8.0 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.
26 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.
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%.
21 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 SK8 5QT →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Kent Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.4% | 91.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 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 55 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 50 min
Nearest: Gulliver's World Resort · about 37 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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