Handforth
Ward in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.347, -2.207 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 86 83 |
Handforth is an electoral ward in Cheshire East, England, lying on the Cheshire Plain between Wilmslow and Stockport. It benefits from strong rail and road connections - Handforth railway station and the nearby M56 make commuting into Manchester and to Manchester Airport straightforward - and the ward combines suburban housing with local green spaces and the large retail and business area at Handforth Dean.
Once a small village, Handforth grew with 19th- and 20th-century transport links and today its economy is dominated by retail, services and commuter flows, with local life shaped by schools, clubs and parish facilities. It also attracted national attention after a lively parish council meeting went viral in 2021, a reminder of the robust civic engagement beneath its unassuming suburban surface.
Postcode districts covering Handforth
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 8.5 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.7 miles
- Oldham 14 miles
- St. Helens 22.7 miles
- Wigan 22.4 miles
- Warrington 15.9 miles
- Bolton 19.4 miles
- Stockport 4.8 miles
- Salford 10.5 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.8 miles
- Rochdale 18.6 miles
- Crewe 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Handforth Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Wilmslow Dean Row Ward 1 mile
- Dean Row Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Cheadle Hulme South Ward 1.5 miles
- Wilmslow Lacey Green Ward 1.6 miles
- Bramhall South & Woodford Ward 1.6 miles
- Styal Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cheadle Hulme Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Woodford Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Heald Green Ward 1.8 miles
- Wilmslow Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wilmslow East Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Handforth
SK9 3NF, SK9 3RY, SK9 3LR, SK9 2PY, SK9 2TJ, SK9 3QW, SK9 3QY, SK9 3RN, SK9 2EW … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 2.8 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.5 miles
- Handforth Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Styal Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.3 miles
Hotels in Handforth Ad
- Best Western Plus Pinewood on Wilmslow 4
- Premier Inn Manchester - Handforth 3
- Manchester Airport Stanley Hotel 3
Schools in Handforth
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 1.9 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 4 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 5.8 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 6.7 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Moss Rose Stadium 7.9 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 8.2 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 8.3 miles
- University of Manchester University 8.3 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 8.4 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 8.6 miles