Didsbury East
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.415, -2.222 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 85 90 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Didsbury East sits on the southern edge of Manchester, a leafy, largely residential ward that blends Victorian and Edwardian terraces with more modern developments. It benefits from generous green space - the River Mersey corridor and nearby Didsbury Park give a suburban, parkland feel - and good transport links into the city via the East Didsbury tram and rail services.
The local centre around Didsbury Village and the Parrs Wood area is known for independent shops, cafés and a lively dining scene, supported by a professional, family-oriented population and strong community groups. There are visible historic layers too: the old village core with its parish church and late‑19th/early‑20th‑century buildings hints at Didsbury’s past as a separate village before it became part of the wider city, while Parrs Wood offers leisure and entertainment facilities for the wider neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Didsbury East
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Oldham 10 miles16.1 km
- St. Helens 21.1 miles34 km
- Wigan 19.4 miles31.1 km
- Warrington 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Huddersfield 24 miles38.6 km
- Bolton 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Stockport 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Salford 6 miles9.6 km
- Rochdale 14 miles22.5 km
- Crewe 24 miles38.6 km
- Macclesfield 11.3 miles18.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Didsbury West Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Withington Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Heatons South Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Old Moat Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Burnage Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cheadle West & Gatley Ward 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Heatons North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cheadle Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Gatley Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Northenden Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Edgeley Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Didsbury East
M19 1RG, M20 5HJ, M19 1QN, M20 6RZ, M20 2RG, M20 5GB, M20 6SZ, M20 3GZ, M20 6HD … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.5 miles42.6 km
- East Didsbury Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Burnage Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
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Schools in Didsbury East
- Beaver Road Primary School Primary
- Broad Oak Primary School Primary
- Didsbury C of E Primary School Primary
- Parrs Wood High School Secondary
- St Catherine's RC Primary School Primary
- The Barlow RC High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Edgeley Park Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Manchester University 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Manchester Central Stadium 4.4 miles7 km
- Old Trafford Stadium 4.4 miles7 km
- Manchester Central Library Library 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 4.6 miles7.4 km