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M45 6DY · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

M45 6DY

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
49/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 2,065 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around M45 6DY.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools40/100
15Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

26 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 33 schools in total

Whitefield Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miRibble Drive Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 miSt Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyInadequate · 0.3 miHigher Lane Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 miPhilips High SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.6 miAll Saints Church of England Primary School, StandGood · 0.6 mi

Nearest top-rated: Whitefield Community Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety62/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare72/100
12GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 11 GP, 1 hospital, 6 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.6 mi

Transport74/100
Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink)0.4 mi
Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)0.5 mi

38 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space68/100
14green spaces

IMD environment decile 6/10 · 14.3 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Allotments (0.15 ha) — 0.2 mi

Amenities90/100
17supermarkets

17 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Aldi, Asda, Spar… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 1.0 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Daily Whitefield Thatch Leach — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near M45 6DY.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
15.4µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
55dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in M45.

Average sold price by property type across the M45 district, 2021–2026 — 1,726 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£516k▲ 9.0%
Semi-detached£300k▲ 22.3%
Terraced£226k▲ 28.7%
Flat£309k▲ 92.1%

District-level averages (M45) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About M45 6DY

M45 6DY scores 49/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Morrisons Daily Whitefield Thatch Leach about 6 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, M45 6DY is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 2,065 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).

There are 33 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 24 rated Good. The nearest school is Whitefield Community Primary School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.

No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.

Healthcare access is good, with 11 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 6 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE, about 12 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is PRESTWICH HOSPITAL(EDENFIELD SECURE UNIT), 0.8 mi away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink) (Tube/Metro, about 7 minutes' walk away), Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink) (Tube/Metro, about 9 minutes' walk away). There are also 38 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is moderate (about 55 dB Lden).

There are 14 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 14.3 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Allotments (0.15 ha), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a Country Park (about 13 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 17 supermarkets in the wider area, including Morrisons, Aldi, Asda, Spar and others. The nearest is Morrisons Daily Whitefield Thatch Leach, about 6 minutes' walk away. A public library is 1.0 mi away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore M45 6DY on NestScope.

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