St Peter's is an urban ward in Tameside, sitting around part of Ashton-under-Lyne town centre in Greater Manchester. It combines stretches of Victorian terraces and former mill sites with the bustle of a market town, and is threaded by waterways such as the Ashton Canal and the nearby River Tame, giving a reminder of its Industrial Revolution roots while being only a short hop from Manchester.
Historically shaped by textiles and manufacturing, the ward today mixes retail and small businesses with social housing and ongoing regeneration schemes; community groups and local churches remain active in cultural life. Residents benefit from decent transport links into the city and easy access to green spaces on the fringe of the Peak District, even as the area continues to tackle economic and social challenges common to post‑industrial towns.
Postcode districts covering St. Peter's
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 4.8 miles
- Oldham 4.1 miles
- Wigan 22.4 miles
- Warrington 20.8 miles
- Burnley 22.4 miles
- Huddersfield 17.3 miles
- Blackburn 24.6 miles
- Bolton 15.6 miles
- Stockport 5.4 miles
- Salford 7.5 miles
- Rochdale 9.7 miles
- Halifax 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ashton-under-Lyne Built-up area 1 mile
- Dukinfield Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Audenshaw Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Ashton St. Michael's Ward 1.3 miles
- Droylsden East Ward 1.6 miles
- Denton North East Ward 1.6 miles
- Ashton Waterloo Ward 1.7 miles
- Droylsden Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Dukinfield Stalybridge Ward 1.8 miles
- Hyde Newton Ward 2 miles
- Woodhouses Built-up area 2 miles
- Droylsden West Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in St. Peter's
OL6 7JQ, OL7 0JJ, OL6 8NL, OL7 0LZ, M34 5FN, OL7 0HH, OL7 0HZ, OL6 6EP, OL6 7TE … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 11.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 32.2 miles
- Guide Bridge Station 0.6 miles
- Ashton-under-Lyne Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near St. Peter's Ad
- Cove Minshull Street 4 5.4 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Hyde 3 1.3 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Ashton 4 0.5 miles
- The Broadoak 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Manchester - Oldham 3 2.1 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 5.5 miles
- The Rex 5 5.7 miles
- INNSiDE Manchester 4 5.9 miles
- Dakota Manchester 4 5.1 miles
- voco Manchester City Centre 4 5.5 miles
Schools in St. Peter's
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 3.6 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 5.2 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- University of Manchester University 5.4 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 5.4 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 5.4 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 5.4 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 5.6 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 5.6 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 5.6 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 5.7 miles