Northenden
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.402, -2.266 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 82 89 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Northenden is a suburban ward on the southern edge of Manchester, lying along the floodplain of the River Mersey. The ward still has a recognisably "village" core with independent shops, cafés and pubs clustered around the high street, while the wider area includes interwar and post‑war housing, pockets of light industry and green corridors such as the riverside meadows that link to nearby open spaces.
Historically a separate settlement absorbed into the expanding city in the 20th century, Northenden combines a quieter, community‑minded feel with practical transport links by road and bus to the rest of the city. It sits next to suburbs like Wythenshawe and Didsbury, making it a bridge between more urban and more suburban parts of south Manchester, and local groups and events give it a strong neighbourhood identity.
Postcode districts covering Northenden
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 5.1 miles
- Oldham 11.7 miles
- St. Helens 19.5 miles
- Wigan 18.3 miles
- Warrington 13.2 miles
- Bolton 14.9 miles
- Stockport 4.5 miles
- Salford 6.3 miles
- Rochdale 15.2 miles
- Crewe 22.5 miles
- Macclesfield 11.2 miles
- Runcorn 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wythenshawe Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Baguley Ward 1.1 miles
- Sharston Ward 1.2 miles
- Brooklands Ward 1.3 miles
- Didsbury West Ward 1.6 miles
- Gatley Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Sale Moor Ward 1.8 miles
- Cheadle West & Gatley Ward 1.9 miles
- Didsbury East Ward 2 miles
- Chorlton Park Ward 2.2 miles
- Woodhouse Park Ward 2.4 miles
- Timperley Central Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Northenden
M22 4RG, M22 4EG, M23 0JT, M22 4WW, M22 4DA, M22 4XE, M22 4GE, M22 4AX, M22 4XR … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 3.4 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 24.6 miles
- Gatley Railway Station 1.6 miles
- East Didsbury Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Northenden Ad
- TRIBE Manchester Airport 4 2.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Manchester Airport 4 2.5 miles
- Radisson Blu Manchester Airport 4 2.6 miles
- The Belmore 4 2.3 miles
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Didsbury House Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Eleven Didsbury Park Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Oddfellows On The Park 5 2.7 miles
- Ibis Budget Manchester Airport 3 2.5 miles
- Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport 4 2.6 miles
Schools in Northenden
- Benchill Primary School Primary
- Northenden Community School Primary
- Rack House Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrid's C of E Aided Primary School Northenden Primary
- St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Moss Lane Stadium 3.1 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 3.9 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 4.1 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 4.3 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 4.6 miles
- University of Manchester University 4.7 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 4.7 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 4.8 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 4.9 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.2 miles
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 5.2 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 5.3 miles