Chadderton Central sits at the heart of the old mill town of Chadderton within the metropolitan borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester. The ward is a mix of densely packed Victorian terraces and post‑war housing, threaded by former mill sites and remnants of local manor estates; pockets of green such as Chadderton Hall Park and the nearby historic Foxdenton Hall give a hint of the area’s longer past amid its industrial landscape.
Today it feels like a typical post‑industrial northern suburb: a busy local high street, small independent traders and light industrial estates sit alongside community centres, amateur sports clubs and social projects. Good road links make Manchester an easy commute, and ongoing regeneration efforts aim to balance preserving the district’s textile heritage with providing new homes, jobs and community facilities for a diverse, multi‑generational population.
Postcode districts covering Chadderton Central
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 6 miles
- Bradford 23 miles
- Oldham 1.8 miles
- Wigan 20.4 miles
- Warrington 21.1 miles
- Burnley 17.8 miles
- Huddersfield 16.1 miles
- Blackburn 20.3 miles
- Bolton 12.5 miles
- Stockport 9.3 miles
- Salford 6.9 miles
- Rochdale 5.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chadderton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Chadderton North Ward 0.8 miles
- Coldhurst Ward 0.9 miles
- Werneth Ward 1 mile
- Chadderton South Ward 1.2 miles
- East Middleton Ward 1.7 miles
- Oldham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hollinwood Ward 1.8 miles
- Slattocks Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Royton South Ward 1.8 miles
- Royton North Ward 1.9 miles
- North Middleton Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Chadderton Central
OL9 6JN, OL9 6RP, OL9 9BA, OL9 0JJ, OL9 6SJ, OL9 6NR, OL9 9HB, OL9 9BZ, OL9 9LR … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 14.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.7 miles
- Oldham Werneth Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Mills Hill Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Chadderton Central Ad
- Fairway Inn 2.2 miles
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Dakota Manchester 5 5.7 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 5.9 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 6 miles
- The Old Bell Inn 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 2.7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 5.2 miles
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 6.1 miles
Schools in Chadderton Central
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Primary
- St Luke's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 1 mile
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 4.5 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 4.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 5.1 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 5.7 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 5.7 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 5.7 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 5.8 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 6.1 miles
- Manchester Central Library Library 6.2 miles
- John Rylands Library Library 6.2 miles