Wilmslow Road

Manchester, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 71/100 Transport proximity 100/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete High confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 48/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 71/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: InvestorsExcellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £221,250 from 639 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Good

Available components: family indicators 75/100; green-space proximity 71/100; daily amenities 48/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 48/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Excellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £221,250 from 639 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Good

Available components: green-space proximity 71/100; daily amenities 48/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 48/100. Recorded median sale price: £221,250 from 639 transactions. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

73
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Manchester
Top 4% in ManchesterTop 1% nationally
High confidence Based on 639 transactions, 5 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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How Life Works Here

Wilmslow Road is located in Manchester. Recorded crime data is unavailable for this area. The dataset records 3 nearby amenities. The closest is Diva Hair (hairdresser, 11m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Withington St Paul's) is 98m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £221,250, with a +16% difference between the sampled annual medians five years apart; this is not repeat-sales appreciation or a forecast. Based on 639 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,464; owner-occupied homes 20.9%; social housing 4.5%; retired population 10.9%; average household size 2.4. There are 11 schools within 2 km, 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Primary schools are nearby, though secondary options may require travel. The nearest school is just 140m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is investors at 78/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 73/100. Its recorded district percentile is 96. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Data unavailable

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Fair (48)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (100)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Good (71)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Good (65)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (75)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Good (60)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

£221,250
Median Price
639
Transactions (2014–2026)
+15.9%
Five-year median sale-price difference

Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold | Transactions: High recorded volume

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Nearby Amenities

Diva Hair11m (0.1 min walk)
Withington Community Fire Station17m (0.2 min walk)
Sultan Restaurant55m (0.7 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

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gyms & sports centres (2)

hospitals (2)

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schools (5)

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Transport Links

Withington St Paul's bus_stop98m
Wilmslow Road bus_stop125m
The Christie bus_stop164m
Everett Road bus_stop258m
Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) tram_stop856m
Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) metro_station864m
Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) rail_station868m
West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) tram_stop925m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

5 open data sources
68% data uniqueness
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  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.

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