Brooklands is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, sitting in a suburban band between Sale and the outskirts of Manchester. It is mainly residential, with a mixture of inter‑war and post‑war housing, some small local shopping parades and pockets of green space, and benefits from close transport connections that make it convenient for commuters into the regional centre.
The ward has a quietly mixed community character: small businesses and community centres sit alongside sites that were once industrial and have been gradually redeveloped. Its growth was shaped by the arrival of rail and tram links, and locally there is a practical focus on schools, parks and neighbourhood services, while proximity to larger employment hubs keeps the local economy linked into the wider conurbation.
Postcode districts covering Brooklands
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 5.8 miles
- Liverpool 24.2 miles
- Oldham 12.7 miles
- St. Helens 17 miles
- Wigan 15.8 miles
- Warrington 10.9 miles
- Blackburn 24.6 miles
- Bolton 13.2 miles
- Stockport 6.9 miles
- Salford 5.6 miles
- Rochdale 15.2 miles
- Crewe 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sale Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Timperley North Ward 0.7 miles
- Ashton upon Mersey Ward 1 mile
- Sale Central Ward 1 mile
- Sale Moor Ward 1.2 miles
- Brooklands Ward 1.3 miles
- Timperley Central Ward 1.4 miles
- Broadheath Ward 1.5 miles
- Altrincham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stretford & Humphrey Park Ward 2.1 miles
- Baguley Ward 2.3 miles
- Northenden Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Brooklands
M33 3WL, M33 3LJ, M33 4DQ, M33 4BH, M33 3GH, M33 4FJ, M33 4AB, M33 3SW, M33 3HX … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 4.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.4 miles
- Navigation Road Station 1.5 miles
- Altrincham Station 2 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.8 miles
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Schools in Brooklands
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Sale High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Moss Lane Stadium 2.1 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 3.3 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 3.7 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 3.8 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 4 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 5.2 miles
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 5.2 miles
- University of Manchester University 5.2 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 5.2 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 5.2 miles
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.3 miles