Ashmeade Hale, Trafford
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA15), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41000312.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £855,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 G; Band D in Trafford costs £2,292 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 60% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hale (Manchester), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stamford Park, is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman), about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £855,000 | £855,000 | £855,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £434,700 | £434,700 | £434,700 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | 6 WA15 0DB | Detached | £855,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 8 WA15 0DB | Detached | £434,700 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 196 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1991-1995 (1); 1983-1990 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (31% of about 1,250 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)
- 289 Hale Road, Halebarns, not permissioned (330 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA15 0DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WA15 0DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 64 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA15 0DB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WA15 0DE | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hale (Manchester) 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ashley 8,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Altrincham 316,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broad Lane Hale Barns | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Altrincham Interchange | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Day by Day Parking | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman) | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hale Barns Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mr Nd Mclean | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Altrincham Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Altrincham Police Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Premier, Hale | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Stamford Park 6.1 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,100 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Halecroft, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Halecroft | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Royd House | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hale Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Stamford Park, Altrincham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Humphreys Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Flaxhigh Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| King George V Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Cotteril Clough | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Gale Bog | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
7 of the street's 8 addresses are 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 Trafford: see them on the Trafford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Ambrose College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 260 m | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Elmridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Altrincham College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stamford Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK Mum UK Ltd WA15 0HE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Nov 2025 |
| St Ambrose College WA15 0HE | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2024 |
| Halecroft Grange – Care UK WA15 8SN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Hale Nursery WA15 8NZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 4 Good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Hale Synagogue WA15 8NZ | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 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
Broad Lane · Broadway · Carlton Court · Melrose Crescent · Finchale Drive
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.