Thorngrove Avenue

Thorngrove Avenue is a street in Baguley, Manchester, with a postcode designation of M23 9PQ. The street contains a mixture of maisonette flats, semi-detached houses, and a tower block called Thorngrove House. The street is a dead-end for vehicles, allowing entry and exit only at its northern end where it connects to Petersfield Drive.

Thorngrove Avenue in Baguley, Manchester (15th February 2026).

The south of the street terminates at fenced-off train tracks, which are just a short distance from where Baguley Railway Station was situated. The station was closed in 1964, and demolished at some point afterwards.

Public services

Local authority

Manchester City Council is the local authority responsible for the street, and the road itself is maintainable at public expense. Grey bins (general waste) are allocated to individual properties, but the blue bins (paper and card) and brown bins (metal, glass and plastic) are typically shared, with a recycling point on the street. The bins are usually collected on a Tuesday.

The street is part of the Brooklands (Manchester) ward for local councillor elections. Since September 2023, the councillors have been Glynn Evans, Dave Marsh and Sue Cooley, all of whom are part of the Labour Party.

UK Parliament

The street is part of the Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency, and has been represented in Parliament by the Labour MP Mike Kane since 2014.

Thorngrove House

Thorngrove House is a ten-storey tower block designated as 9 Thorngrove Avenue. It is known to have been occupied from as early as April 1975.

False fire alarms

Throughout 2025, firefighters were called to Thorngrove House multiple times a week on average due to an alleged faulty fire alarm system. On dozens of occasions, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service mobilised a large number of fire appliances to the tower block, all to ultimately stand down a few minutes after arriving with no action taken.

This proved to be controversial among local residents, as at least four fire appliances would usually be mobilised, and on some occasions up to eight fire appliances were mobilised. Some residents saw it as a huge waste of public money and a potential risk to people's lives as the fire service was being distracted from genuine emergencies.