Ardwick
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.467, -2.215 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 85 96 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Ardwick sits just south‑east of the Manchester city centre, tightly bounded by canals and railway corridors and within easy reach of Manchester Piccadilly. The ward mixes rows of Victorian terraces and former warehouses with pockets of modern housing, light industry and business units, giving it a gritty, inner‑city character and strong transport links into town.
Historically an industrial, working‑class neighbourhood (it even spawned Ardwick A.F.C., a precursor of Manchester City), the area went through mid‑20th‑century decline and has since seen waves of regeneration, community projects and new development. It remains socially and culturally diverse, centred on local amenities and green spaces such as Ardwick Green, with persistent economic challenges alongside visible signs of revival.
Postcode districts covering Ardwick
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 0.4 miles
- Oldham 6.9 miles
- St. Helens 21.4 miles
- Wigan 18.3 miles
- Warrington 16.2 miles
- Burnley 22.7 miles
- Huddersfield 21.4 miles
- Blackburn 22.9 miles
- Bolton 12.6 miles
- Stockport 4.6 miles
- Salford 3.4 miles
- Rochdale 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Manchester Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Ancoats & Beswick Ward 1 mile
- Rusholme Ward 1.1 miles
- Piccadilly Ward 1.2 miles
- Hulme Ward 1.3 miles
- Moss Side Ward 1.3 miles
- Longsight Ward 1.4 miles
- Fallowfield Ward 1.5 miles
- Deansgate Ward 1.6 miles
- Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward 1.8 miles
- Clayton & Openshaw Ward 1.9 miles
- Levenshulme Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ardwick
M13 9AZ, M12 6JQ, M13 9WY, M13 9EE, M13 0JH, M12 6ER, M12 6BN, M13 9RL, M13 9DY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 8.2 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 27.7 miles
- Ardwick Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Ashburys Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Ardwick Ad
- Cove Minshull Street 4 1.2 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 1.2 miles
- INNSiDE Manchester 4 1.4 miles
- The Rex 5 1.5 miles
- voco Manchester City Centre 4 1.3 miles
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester City Centre 4 1.4 miles
- Motel One Manchester-St. Peter's Square 3 1.4 miles
- Dakota Manchester 4 1.1 miles
- The Lowry Hotel Manchester 5 1.9 miles
- Motel One Manchester-Piccadilly 3 1 mile
Schools in Ardwick
- Armitage C of E Primary School Primary
- Dean Trust Ardwick Secondary
- Manchester Hospital School Special
- Plymouth Grove Primary School Primary
- St Chrysostom's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester Primary
- St Luke's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Manchester University 0.8 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 0.8 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 0.8 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 1 mile
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 1.3 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 1.3 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 1.4 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 1.5 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 1.5 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 1.6 miles
- John Rylands Library Library 1.7 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 1.7 miles