Charlestown
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.524, -2.194 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 87 03 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Charlestown is an inner‑urban ward just north of Manchester city centre, part of the city's older industrial belt. The built environment mixes Victorian terraces with later council housing and pockets of post‑industrial redevelopment, reflecting its 19th‑century manufacturing roots and more recent waves of change.
Socially and culturally it is a mixed community with active local groups, small shops and community centres working alongside regeneration programmes to address economic challenges and improve amenities. Good transport links into the city and proximity to central employment areas mean residents often balance a strong local identity with the pull of the wider city's services and opportunities.
Postcode districts covering Charlestown
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Oldham 4 miles6.4 km
- St. Helens 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Wigan 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Warrington 18.7 miles30 km
- Burnley 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Huddersfield 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Blackburn 20 miles32.2 km
- Bolton 11 miles17.8 km
- Stockport 8.1 miles13 km
- Salford 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Rochdale 6.4 miles10.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Moston Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- East Middleton Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Harpurhey Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Chadderton South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Higher Blackley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- South Middleton Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Failsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Middleton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Chadderton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Failsworth West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Miles Platting & Newton Heath Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Rhodes Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Charlestown
M9 6SH, M9 7DU, M9 7GJ, M9 6LB, M9 6HZ, M9 7GQ, M9 6SA, M9 6FL, M40 0FY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 30.1 miles48.4 km
- Moston Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Dean Lane Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Charlestown Ad
- Fairway Inn 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Leven Manchester 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn - the Niu, Loom Manchester North 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Treehouse Hotel Manchester 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Maldron Hotel Manchester Cathedral Quarter 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Moxy Manchester City 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
Schools in Charlestown
- Charlestown Community Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Moston Fields Primary School Primary
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 2.6 miles4.3 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Heaton Park Estate 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 3.7 miles5.9 km
- John Rylands Library Library 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Manchester Central Library Library 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Manchester Harbour 3.9 miles6.3 km