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Thinking of living on Moss Bank Road? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the GP is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardley CofE Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| Mossfield Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Clifton Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| St Charles' RC Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Swinton | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorside High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Walkden | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kearsley Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edintervention School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Bridgewater School | Independent | 2.6 km | 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Moorside High School | 1.6 km | 17 |
| Cricket | Clifton Cricket Club | 880 m | 13 |
| Multi-sport | St Ambrose Barlow High School | 410 m | 10 |
| Golf | Ellesmere Golf Club | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Worsley Road Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Salford Community Leisure | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Football | Manor 7s | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Squash | Salford Community Leisure | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Sedgley Park R.U.F.C Training Ground | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Fitness | J13 Fitness | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Laceys Boxing Gym | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Cleavley Athletics Track | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Lacrosse | Monton Sports Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Bali Haus | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Darts | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Monton Bowling and Social Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Moorside, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 43k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Ash Drive, 250 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 66); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wardley CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 89% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Patrick's RC High School (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (7.7 km) and Stretford Grammar School (8.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 550 m away; Go Local Moss Lane Convenience Store (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Silverdale Medical Practice (1.5 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Hair & Beauty Nails & Waxing By Neli is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salford Royal Hospital, 3.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Phoenix Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Morning Star the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Beech Farm, 1.2 km away; for exercise, St Ambrose Barlow High School (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% 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.
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.
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| Branwood Preparatory School |
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| Independent |
| 3.7 km |
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