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On Tulip Drive, in Timperley South
What it's like at WA15 6LP: every home that has sold on Tulip Drive 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.
Sales and extensions on Tulip Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 26 homes on the street is owned by a company.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Navigation Road Metrolink stop, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Navigation Road, 550 m away, with 96k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Moss Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 285, 760, 755); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Willows Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wellington School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 57.3 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Loreto Grammar School (2.1 km) and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is SPAR - Uppal Timperley, 850 m away, with Nisa closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Surgery (700 m), with Station Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Deano's Timperley Barber Shop is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wythenshawe Hospital, 2.4 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Newhaven Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Moss Trooper the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 21% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Pickering Lodge Park, 200 m away; for exercise, LDJ Fitness (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 5.7 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
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.
32 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.
Altrincham and Sale West constituency: Mr Connor Rand MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,174 (8.1%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 10%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
19 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 WA15 6LP →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Tulip Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 15 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.8% | 88.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.1% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.5% | 1.3% | 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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Nearest: Wallasey · about 48 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 41 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.