Highfield Place Denton, Manchester
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (M18), about 20 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24504261.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, G: 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 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 Reddish North, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Debdale Park, is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 78 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Gorton Medical Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2021 | 5 M18 7QZ | Terraced | £145,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (59% of about 750 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)
- 24 Reddish Lane Gorton Manchester M18 7JN, permissioned (130 m)
- 490 Gorton Road, North Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Land On Chapman Street Gorton Manchester M18 8UA, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Hyde Road, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Bellamy Court (potentially EXTRA CARE), not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- St George's Rectory: up to 7 homes, Planning Permission (950 m (0.6 miles))
- Bellamy Court (EXTRA CARE) (Brownfield part of site), permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Station Approach, Gorton Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6RL: up to 21 homes, not 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, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M18 7QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| M18 7JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 78 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M18 7JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| M18 7QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reddish North 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ryder Brow 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Debdale Park Reddish Bridge | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gorton Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K's Chemist | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wood Family Dental Practice | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Gorton Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Go Local Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Debdale Park 17 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.5 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ryder Brow Allotment Gardens 1.1 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brookfield Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Peacock mausoleum to west of Brookfield Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 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 Manchester: see them on the Manchester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Old Hall Drive Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbey Hey Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Denton West End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Dane Bank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wright Robinson College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James' CofE Primary School Gorton Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cedar Mount Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Vale View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Clement's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chefsey Africana M18 7JH | Other catering premises | 80 m | 4 Good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Mr Kebabs&currys M18 7JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| China Kitchen M18 7JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Crown King Authentic Indian Curry House M18 7JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2026 |
| REDDISH TANDOORI M18 7JH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Cottage Chippy M18 7JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 4 Good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Aspinal Methodist Church M18 7JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Vieira cafe M18 7JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dills Convenience Store M18 7JH | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Patty Buns Peri Peri M18 7JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Popeye's M18 7JL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Buttylicious M18 7JL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Tom's Convenience Store M18 7JD | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Asda M18 7JH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Kuttanad Taste M18 7JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 4 Good | 11 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 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
Debdale Avenue · Beatrice Avenue · Harold Avenue · Albert Avenue · Quarmby Road · Brighton Range · Reddish Lane · Woodland Road · Turnbull Road · Essex Road · Reddish Lane · Westbourne Range
All the streets in M18 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.