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 miles12.8 km
- Liverpool 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Preston 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Oldham 12.2 miles19.6 km
- St. Helens 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Wigan 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Warrington 12 miles19.3 km
- Burnley 19.9 miles32 km
- Blackburn 16.7 miles27 km
- Bolton 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Stockport 12.5 miles20 km
- Salford 4.9 miles7.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Walkden Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Walkden North Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Worsley Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Little Hulton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Boothstown & Ellenbrook Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wardley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Worsley & Westwood Park Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Kearsley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Farnworth South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Swinton & Wardley Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Farnworth Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Swinton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Walkden South
M28 7QL, M28 7ET, M28 3ZG, M28 3DQ, M28 7EX, M28 7EN, M38 9AJ, M28 7JW, M28 3FA … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Walkden Railway Station 0 miles0 km
- Moorside Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Walkden South Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 1 mile1.7 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 2.5 miles4 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hello Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Leven Manchester 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
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 miles5.8 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- School Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Heaton Park Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Manchester Harbour 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Old Trafford Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 6.5 miles10.4 km