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 miles10.8 km
- Bradford 22.4 miles36 km
- Oldham 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wigan 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Warrington 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Burnley 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Huddersfield 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Blackburn 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Bolton 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Stockport 8.7 miles14 km
- Salford 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Rochdale 6.9 miles11 km
Neighbouring places
- Oldham Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Medlock Vale Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Saddleworth West & Lees Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lees Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Waterhead Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ashton Hurst Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Werneth Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ashton Waterloo Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hollinwood Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Coldhurst Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- St. James' Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Mossley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Alexandra
OL8 1NN, OL8 2QP, OL8 2AA, OL8 1UN, OL8 2DA, OL8 1PQ, OL8 1XN, OL4 1RF, OL8 2HZ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 14.3 miles23 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Oldham Mumps Railway Station 1 mile1.5 km
- Derker Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Alexandra Ad
- The Old Bell Inn 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fairway Inn 3.3 miles5.3 km
- 247 Hotel 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Leven Manchester 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
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 miles3.8 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5.1 miles8.3 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Heaton Park Estate 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Manchester Central Library Library 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 7.3 miles11.7 km