Bennett Street is a small estate in West Gorton about a mile
and a half east of the city centre. It's on the north side of Hyde Road,
halfway between Devonshire Street and Pottery Lane. It's less than two
miles from the Commonwealth Games site. Hyde Road is a major route into
Manchester from the nearby M60 and M67 motorways.
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The City Council is asking tenants in this area to consider transferring their homes and estates out of council ownership to another not-for-profit organisation. This would bring in millions of pounds for things like good, new kitchens and bathrooms, and radically upgrade local estates and environments to make this part of Gorton a brighter, safer place to live.
Living in Bennett Street
Neighbouring Gorton West has a post office and a few local shops, but the nearest major shopping is about three-quarters of a mile away at the Longsight district centre, where there is a large Asda Supermarket and a selection of smaller shops. The stalls of busy Longsight market are just a little further away on Dickenson Road. Or it's about a mile and a half down Hyde Road to Gorton.
The multiplex cinema, bowling centre, and greyhound track at Belle Vue are less than a mile down Hyde Road. Ardwick leisure centre, about half a mile away on Stockport Road, offers things like indoor bowling, karate, keep fit and five-a-side football. Debdale park and outdoor centre is further up Hyde Road. It's one of Manchester's biggest and best parks with facilities for tennis, pitch and putt, bowling, five-a-side football, netball, boating, fishing, orienteering and more. West Gorton youth centre on the corner of Gorton Lane and pottery Lane has facilities for local youngsters. Bennett Street is about a mile and a half from the Sportcity site on Alan Turing Way. The Commonwealth Games has brought sporting, entertainment and leisure facilities within easy reach - and given new job and training opportunities to local people too.
The nearest libraries are at Longsight district centre, or on Grey Mare Lane, Beswick (about a mile). The Apollo theatre - less than a mile away in Brunswick - hosts regular concerts by major international stars. There are regular buses along Hyde Road to Manchester, and to Denton and Hyde - the vibrant city centre, with its shops, entertainment and leisure facilities is just a few minutes journey. The station at Ashburys, half a mile away, has frequent trains between the city centre and Glossop in the peak district countryside. See detailed map
A ' local action partnership' is helping cut crime and make Gorton a safer place. It's raised the profile of the area and is building on the strong sense of community. (external site)
Learning in Bennett Street
Armitage CofE primary school on Rostron Avenue is a short walk from all homes. The nearest Catholic primary school is St Francis school on Ellenbrook Street (three-quarters of a mile away, east of Pottery Lane). The nearest secondary schools are Cedar Mount on Matthews Lane or St Peters Catholic school on Holmecroft Road - both about two miles away towards Levenshulme. Or it's about two and a half miles to Wright Robinson school on the eastern side of Gorton at Abbey Hey. See detailed map
Find out more about this area's schools and how well they perform. Go to Manchester Schoolfinder.
Find out more about council-run nurseries in this area. Go to Finding a Children's Centre.
Find out more about adult education..
Housing in Bennett Street
The wider Gorton area has a mixture of housing - with nearly 60 percent of homes owner-occupied, and good proportions of private renting and housing association homes too. But the small Bennett Street area is mostly council housing, with an estate of housing association homes just over the road. There are 170 homes here - most of them are flats in two multi-storey blocks. There are some maisonettes, and just a handful of houses (up to four bedrooms). See detailed map
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