Whalley Range
Ward in Manchester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.449, -2.254 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 83 94 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 (Manchester) |
Whalley Range sits a few miles south of Manchester city centre and is best known as a largely residential, tree‑lined suburb created in the mid‑19th century by developer Samuel Brooks. Its streets mix grand red‑brick terraces and Victorian villas with later housing, and sections are protected as conservation areas that reflect the area's middle‑class origins.
Today Whalley Range is socially and culturally diverse, home to long‑established communities alongside students and young professionals thanks to its proximity to Manchester University and good transport links. Local independent shops, community centres and grassroots groups give the ward a strong neighbourhood feel, even as pockets experience redevelopment and rising housing pressures.
Postcode districts covering Whalley Range
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 2 miles
- Oldham 8.9 miles
- St. Helens 19.7 miles
- Wigan 17.2 miles
- Warrington 14.3 miles
- Burnley 23.8 miles
- Huddersfield 23.4 miles
- Blackburn 23.2 miles
- Bolton 12.4 miles
- Stockport 4.9 miles
- Salford 3.2 miles
- Rochdale 11.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Moss Side Ward 0.7 miles
- Chorlton Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Chorlton Ward 1.2 miles
- Fallowfield Ward 1.2 miles
- Hulme Ward 1.3 miles
- Old Moat Ward 1.4 miles
- Longford Ward 1.6 miles
- Rusholme Ward 1.8 miles
- Withington Ward 1.8 miles
- Didsbury West Ward 1.9 miles
- Ordsall Ward 2 miles
- Manchester Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Whalley Range
M16 0BH, M16 7JL, M16 0AA, M16 8EN, M16 8LZ, M16 8BL, M16 8DT, M16 8HE, M16 8FR … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 6.7 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 25.8 miles
- Deansgate Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Manchester United FC Halt 1.8 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Whalley Range Ad
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 2.1 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 2.3 miles
- Dakota Manchester 5 2.4 miles
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 2 miles
- Moxy Manchester City 3 2.1 miles
- Eleven Didsbury Park 4 2.8 miles
- Hyatt Regency Manchester 4 1.4 miles
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 2.3 miles
- The Lowry Hotel 5 2.4 miles
Schools in Whalley Range
- IncludEd Learning Independent - special
- Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Independent - secondary
- Manley Park Primary School Primary
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester Primary
- St Margaret's C of E Primary School Primary
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School Secondary
- William Hulme's Grammar School All ages
Local points of interest
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 1.4 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 1.4 miles
- University of Manchester University 1.5 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 1.5 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 1.6 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 1.8 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 1.9 miles
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 1.9 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 2 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 2.1 miles
- John Rylands Library Library 2.2 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 2.3 miles