Brinnington & Stockport Central is an inner-urban ward in Stockport, centred on the town’s steep-sided Mersey valley where the iconic Stockport Viaduct towers above the river and trains leave Stockport railway station. The area mixes town-centre retail, civic buildings and transport links with stretches of green space in the Mersey Valley, and the proximity of the M60 makes it a busy, well-connected part of Greater Manchester.
The ward incorporates the post‑war estate of Brinnington, an area with a strong community spirit that has seen ongoing regeneration and local projects addressing social and economic challenges. Cultural and historic touches - from the town’s hatting heritage celebrated at the Hat Works to regular markets and grassroots organisations - give the ward a distinctive blend of industrial history and contemporary civic life.
Postcode districts covering Brinnington & Stockport Central
SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Oldham 8.6 miles13.9 km
- St. Helens 24.2 miles39 km
- Wigan 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Warrington 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Huddersfield 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Bolton 17 miles27.3 km
- Stockport 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Salford 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Rochdale 13.7 miles22 km
- Halifax 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Macclesfield 11 miles17.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Stockport Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Reddish South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Manor Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Reddish Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bredbury and Woodley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bredbury & Woodley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Edgeley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heatons North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Offerton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Heatons South Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Reddish North Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Davenport & Cale Green Ward 1.9 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Brinnington & Stockport Central
SK1 3NH, SK1 3PQ, SK5 8BR, SK5 8HF, SK1 2AE, SK1 2AJ, SK1 9SB, SK3 8AD, SK3 0EY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.6 miles47.6 km
- Brinnington Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Stockport Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Brinnington & Stockport Central Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Eleven Didsbury Park 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Didsbury House Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Leven Manchester 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Miller & Carter Heaton Chapel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Brinnington & Stockport Central
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Paul's C of E Primary School Brinnington Primary
- St Thomas' C of E Primary School Stockport Primary
- Vernon Park Primary School Primary
- Westmorland Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Edgeley Park Stadium 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- University of Manchester University 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 5 miles8 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5 miles8.1 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5 miles8.1 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km