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Walkden

Edge Fold

Suburb · 86 residents

Affordability: 81/100Safety: no dataTransport: 64/100Schools: 66/100Health: 11/100Food & drink: 29/100Environment: 70/100Infrastructure: 67/100Property market: 58/100
54Fair

Fair · better than 3 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • Affordability scores 81, well above the typical 60
  • 69% of residents live within five minutes of a park

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  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
  • Road noise reaches 95% of the area
  • Health scores 11, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Edge Fold

Parr Fold67Whittle Brook54Ellenbrook58Mather's Fold Road55Linnyshaw62Booths Bank61Hill Top64Walkden59
About Edge Fold ↓

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Is Edge Fold a good place to live?

Edge Fold scores 54/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for affordability (81) and environment (70).

It scores lowest on health (11) and food & drink (29).

Safety isn't scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Edge Fold in North West, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Edge Fold›

The summary for Edge Fold is written when the report is first opened.

Safety isn’t scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Edge Fold›

Schools

5 places
  1. 1Co-op Academy WalkdenSecondary · Good
  2. 2Mesne Lea Primary SchoolPrimary
  3. 3Ellenbrook Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  4. 4St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  5. 5James Brindley Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Outstanding

Food & drink

1 place
  1. 1Asda Worsley Express PetrolAsda · convenience store

Environment

2 places
  1. 1Parr Fold ParkPublic park · 8.7 ha
  2. 2Beesley GreenPublic park · 0.7 ha
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Areas near Edge Fold

  • Parr Fold
  • Whittle Brook
  • Ellenbrook
  • Mather's Fold Road
  • Linnyshaw
  • Booths Bank
  • Hill Top
  • Walkden
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