Walkden South is a largely residential ward in the City of Salford, sitting on the western edge of Greater Manchester. It combines post‑war and Victorian terraces with pockets of green space and local shopping parades, reflecting a past shaped by coal mining and the wider textile and transport industries that once dominated the area.
The ward has a strong community feel, served by schools, community centres and small businesses, and benefits from straightforward road and bus links into Manchester and surrounding towns. In recent decades parts of the area have been modernised and redeveloped while still retaining reminders of its industrial heritage - old terraces, railway and canal‑side influences - alongside easy access to nearby countryside.
Postcode districts covering Walkden South
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 7.9 miles
- Liverpool 22.6 miles
- Preston 21.6 miles
- Oldham 12.2 miles
- St. Helens 14.8 miles
- Wigan 10.2 miles
- Warrington 12 miles
- Burnley 19.9 miles
- Blackburn 16.7 miles
- Bolton 5.3 miles
- Stockport 12.5 miles
- Salford 4.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Walkden Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Walkden North Ward 0.7 miles
- Worsley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Little Hulton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Boothstown & Ellenbrook Ward 1.5 miles
- Wardley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Worsley & Westwood Park Ward 1.9 miles
- Kearsley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Farnworth South Ward 1.9 miles
- Swinton & Wardley Ward 1.9 miles
- Farnworth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Swinton Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Walkden South
M28 3SF, M28 3YS, M28 7UT, M28 7JD, M28 3HD, M28 3SD, M28 3TP, M28 7FA, M28 7ES … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 12.5 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.7 miles
- Walkden Railway Station 0 miles
- Moorside Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 7 miles
Hotels near Walkden South Ad
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 1 mile
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 2.5 miles
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.1 miles
- Novotel Manchester West 3 1.3 miles
- Hello Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 6.9 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 7.2 miles
- The Lowry Hotel 5 6.4 miles
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 6.9 miles
Schools in Walkden South
- Christ The King RC Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
- James Brindley Community Primary School Primary
- Mesne Lea Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Methodist Primary School Primary
- St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 3.6 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 3.9 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 4.2 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.2 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 5.3 miles
- School Stadium 5.4 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 5.4 miles
- Manchester Harbour 5.8 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 5.8 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 5.9 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 6.2 miles
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 6.5 miles