Miles Platting & Newton Heath
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.496, -2.196 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 87 99 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Miles Platting & Newton Heath sits a couple of miles north‑east of Manchester in England, an inner‑city area shaped by its industrial past. The ward grew up around canals, railways and mills, with the Rochdale Canal and the River Medlock running through patches of red‑brick terraces and former works that still mark the townscape.
Newton Heath’s industrial heritage even includes the origins of the club that became Manchester United, and today the area combines a diverse community and active local groups with ongoing regeneration projects, canal‑side housing and improved transport links into the city centre; at the same time parts of the ward continue to face economic and social challenges common to post‑industrial neighbourhoods.
Postcode districts covering Miles Platting & Newton Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 2 miles3.3 km
- Oldham 5 miles8 km
- St. Helens 22.3 miles36 km
- Wigan 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Warrington 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Burnley 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Huddersfield 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Blackburn 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Bolton 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Stockport 6.2 miles10 km
- Salford 3.7 miles6 km
- Rochdale 8.3 miles13.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Harpurhey Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Ancoats & Beswick Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Moston Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Failsworth West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Clayton & Openshaw Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Piccadilly Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Failsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Droylsden West Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cheetham Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Charlestown Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Manchester Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Crumpsall Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Miles Platting & Newton Heath
M40 1DD, M40 2DL, M40 7PN, M40 7YF, M40 2ES, M40 2RG, M40 1PW, M40 7UB, M40 1QE … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Dean Lane Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ashburys Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Miles Platting & Newton Heath Ad
- Dakota Manchester 5 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Leven Manchester 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Treehouse Hotel Manchester 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Moxy Manchester City 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Crowne Plaza Hotel Manchester City Centre 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holiday Inn - the Niu, Loom Manchester North 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Maldron Hotel Manchester Cathedral Quarter 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
Schools in Miles Platting & Newton Heath
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Briscoe Lane Academy Primary
- Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester Primary
- Park View Community Primary Academy Primary
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Wilfrid's C of E Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 0.7 miles1.2 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 2 miles3.2 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 2 miles3.3 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 2 miles3.3 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Manchester Central Library Library 2.3 miles3.8 km
- John Rylands Library Library 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Manchester Central Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 2.5 miles4.1 km