Alexandra is an electoral ward in Oldham, on the fringe of Greater Manchester, lying close to the town centre and centred around residential streets, pockets of Victorian mill terraces and local green space such as Alexandra Park. Its urban character reflects Oldham’s industrial past while offering convenient transport links into Manchester and the surrounding borough.
The ward has a culturally diverse, largely residential community and displays many of the patterns of post‑industrial town life in the North West: a mix of independent shops and services, active community groups, and ongoing regeneration efforts to improve housing, public spaces and local amenities while preserving traces of the area’s textile heritage.
Postcode districts covering Alexandra
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 6.7 miles
- Bradford 22.4 miles
- Oldham 0.9 miles
- Wigan 22.6 miles
- Warrington 22.6 miles
- Burnley 19.4 miles
- Huddersfield 14.8 miles
- Blackburn 22.6 miles
- Bolton 14.9 miles
- Stockport 8.7 miles
- Salford 8.5 miles
- Rochdale 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oldham Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Medlock Vale Ward 1 mile
- Saddleworth West & Lees Ward 1.3 miles
- Lees Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Waterhead Ward 1.4 miles
- Ashton Hurst Ward 1.5 miles
- Werneth Ward 1.6 miles
- Ashton Waterloo Ward 1.7 miles
- Hollinwood Ward 1.7 miles
- Coldhurst Ward 1.8 miles
- St. James' Ward 2.1 miles
- Mossley Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Alexandra
OL8 1BF, OL4 1RH, OL8 2JP, OL8 2AF, OL8 2DA, OL8 2BZ, OL8 1XT, OL8 2EA, OL8 2BY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 14.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.2 miles
- Oldham Mumps Railway Station 1 mile
- Derker Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Alexandra Ad
- Holiday Inn Manchester - Oldham 3 1.4 miles
- The White Hart 4 2.1 miles
- Best Western Manchester Oldham Smokies Park Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Boat & Horses Inn 4 2.8 miles
- The Broadoak 2 miles
- Cove Minshull Street 4 6.9 miles
- Premier Inn Oldham Central 3 2.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 6.7 miles
- The Rex 5 7.1 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 7.1 miles
Schools in Alexandra
- Alt Academy Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- St Hugh's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 2.4 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5.1 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 6.9 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 6.9 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 6.9 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 6.9 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 7.1 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 7.2 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 7.2 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 7.3 miles