Abram Close Manchester
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (M14), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24500480.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 16).
- Flood: 18 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Manchester costs £2,312 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Platt Fields Park, is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Princess Road Surgery, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 34% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: Flat (15); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (15); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Manchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,312 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,541 | £1,798 | £2,055 | £2,312 | £2,826 | £3,340 | £3,853 | £4,624 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (97% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Behind Platt Lane Methodist Church, Platt Lane, permissioned (390 m)
- Rear of Horton Road/Hart Road, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of Dalton Avenue M14 7NR: up to 8 homes, Planning Permission (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Bus Depot Princess Road, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- 92 Alexandra Road South M16 8QJ: up to 6 homes, Planning Permission (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Manchester City FC Maine Road/Claremont Road Moss Side, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 18 at medium risk and 34 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 82 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 40 low and 22 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| M14 7DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 6 / 4 | unlikely |
| M14 7DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 12 / 30 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 33 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M14 7DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| M14 7DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mauldeth Road 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Burnage 172,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Levenshulme 472,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Withington (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nantwich Road Fallowfield | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southern Cemetery Bus Station Chorlton | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wilmslow Road, M20 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Princess Road Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Davina Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Practice | 270 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Manchester Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Greenheys Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Platt Lane Newsagents | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Platt Fields Park 34 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,050 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, Manchester, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Manchester Southern Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Barlow Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Treasure Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
| Kenworthy Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
1 of the street's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Manchester: see them on the Manchester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 150 m | No published inspection |
| Wilbraham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | No published inspection |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| William Hulme's Grammar School Christian | All-through | 3–18 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Old Moat Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Claremont Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heald Place Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Manchester Academy Christian | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kentigerns R C Primary School M14 7ED | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Sprinkles M14 7DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Vape Stars M14 7DA | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Wilbraham Primary School M14 7FB | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Fallowfield Library - Read and Feed M14 7FB | Other catering premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jul 2019 |
| Platt Lane Newsagents Limited M14 7DA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Davina Chemist Limited M14 7DA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jun 2016 |
| Kam Seng M14 7DA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Platt lane bargains LTD M14 7DA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Crunchy Bite M14 7BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Hoseki M14 7BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 4 Good | 8 Jun 2025 |
| Alkhartoum M14 7BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Ariyadh Arabic Restaurant M14 7BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Apr 2025 |
| AL KHARTOUM CAFÉ M14 7BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Poppin Pakora M14 7BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Rostherne Avenue · Nantwich Road · Stelfox Avenue · Morley Avenue · Wallasey Avenue · Lloyd Street South · Lloyd Street South · Seacombe Avenue · Auster Close · Thornleigh Road · Ventura Close · Tarporley Avenue
All the streets in M14 and across Manchester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.