Ashton St. Michael's sits in Tameside, part of Greater Manchester, and covers areas close to the historic centre of Ashton-under-Lyne. The neighbourhood mixes older terraced housing and post‑war council estates with pockets of recent regeneration, and its streets still bear traces of the town’s industrial past in former mill buildings and nearby canal and river corridors such as the Ashton Canal and River Tame.
Locally there’s a strong sense of community, with the town centre market, civic buildings and transport links - including easy connections into Manchester - shaping everyday life; the ward reflects the social and economic contrasts common to many post‑industrial towns, alongside ongoing efforts to boost local facilities and investment.
Postcode districts covering Ashton St. Michael's
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 6 miles9.7 km
- Bradford 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Oldham 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wigan 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Warrington 22 miles35.4 km
- Burnley 22 miles35.4 km
- Huddersfield 16 miles25.8 km
- Blackburn 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Bolton 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Stockport 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Salford 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Rochdale 9.4 miles15.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ashton-under-Lyne Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Dukinfield Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ashton Hurst Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Peter's Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Dukinfield Stalybridge Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ashton Waterloo Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stalybridge Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stalybridge North Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hyde Newton Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Audenshaw Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Medlock Vale Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stalybridge South Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Ashton St. Michael's
OL6 9NU, OL6 6LL, OL6 8FB, OL6 9SR, OL6 8EN, OL6 6PX, OL6 9PD, OL6 6RG, OL6 9RH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 12.5 miles20 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 31 miles50 km
- Ashton-under-Lyne Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Stalybridge Railway Station 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Ashton St. Michael's Ad
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Fairway Inn 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Old Bell Inn 5.6 miles9 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 6.2 miles10 km
- Village Hotel Manchester Ashton 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Leven Manchester 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Wilde Aparthotels Manchester St. Peters Square 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Stock Exchange Hotel 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
Schools in Ashton St. Michael's
- Hurst Knoll St James' C of E Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial C of E Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- St James' C of E Primary School Primary
- Tameside College Further education
- The Heys Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 4.9 miles7.8 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5 miles8 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 6.5 miles10.5 km
- University of Manchester University 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km