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In Prestwich Clough & Rainsough. What's changing around Kersal Vale Road
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| 3, Kersal Vale RoadM7 3AF | 29 Apr 2022 | £399,950 | Detached |
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| 1, Kersal Vale RoadM7 3AF | 10 Sept 2021 | £279,995 | Detached |
| 1, Kersal Vale RoadM7 3AF | 8 Sept 2021 | £279,995 | Detached · new |
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The nearest station is Clifton (Manchester), a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 1k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Salford Crescent.
The nearest bus stop is Kersal Vale, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 93, 95); 24 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Paul's CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Manchester Mesivta School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (8.7 km) and Urmston Grammar Academy (9.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.3 km away, with Go Local Extra closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mocha Parade Medical Practice (1.5 km), with K'S Chemists the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Sharp is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is North Manchester General Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated good 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Yum Yum's Diner is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Friendship Inn the nearest pub (1.5 km).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The water mill gardens, 100 m away; for exercise, Salford Sports Village (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Salford, 3.6 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
10 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.
Checked at M7 3AF; a long street can cross an Article 4 boundary, so check the exact postcode.
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No crimes recorded "on or near" Kersal Vale Road in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
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| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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.
None of the 18 injury collisions in Prestwich Clough & Rainsough over the same years were on Kersal Vale Road.
Police-reported collisions where someone was hurt (DfT STATS19), on the nearest named road within 30 m. A main road through the area naturally collects more than a side street.
Historic England National Heritage List (within 50 m of the road for the count); Open Plaques.
HMOs here need planning permission. This postcode is in an HMO Article 4 area, so turning a house into a small HMO (3 to 6 sharers) needs planning permission from Bury. (Bury borough HMO) About HMOs
Local Housing Allowance, Central Greater Manchester rental area, 2026-27, a month: Shared room £412 · 1 bed £775 · 2 beds £875 · 3 beds £950 · 4 beds £1,350. The most a tenant on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit gets towards rent here, set at the cheapest 30% of local rents in 2023 and frozen since April 2024.
Gross LHA yields at this neighbourhood's 2025 prices: 1-bed rate vs flats 6.79% · 2-bed vs terraced houses 3.5% · 3-bed vs semis 3.72%.