Sale is a suburban town in Trafford, in Greater Manchester, lying about six miles south‑west of Manchester on the banks of the River Mersey. It combines leafy residential districts and parks with waterside open space - notably Sale Water Park - and sits close to neighbouring centres such as Altrincham.
Originally a market village that grew rapidly as a Victorian and Edwardian commuter suburb after the arrival of rail, Sale now has a busy town centre and a mix of independent shops, cafés and family housing, alongside recent mixed‑use redevelopment around Sale Waterside. It retains a strong local sporting and community life and is popular with families commuting into central Manchester.
Postcode districts covering Sale
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Liverpool 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Oldham 12.5 miles20.1 km
- St. Helens 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Wigan 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Warrington 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Blackburn 24 miles38.6 km
- Bolton 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Stockport 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Salford 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Rochdale 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Crewe 23 miles37.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ashton upon Mersey Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Sale Central Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Timperley North Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Sale Moor Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Broadheath Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stretford & Humphrey Park Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Brooklands Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Timperley Central Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Altrincham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stretford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Chorlton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Longford Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Sale
M33 4JH, M33 7XN, M33 3NX, M33 2BW, M33 5LT, M33 4YJ, M33 4LJ, M33 2TF, M33 4LA … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Navigation Road Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Urmston Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 5.6 miles9 km
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Schools in Sale
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Mersey School Secondary
- Brentwood Community College Special
- Brentwood School Special
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Firs Primary School Primary
- Forest Park Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primary
- Manor Academy Sale Special
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Sale Grammar School Secondary
- Sale High School Secondary
- St Anne's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Tyntesfield Primary School Primary
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Local points of interest
- Moss Lane Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Old Trafford Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 5 miles8.1 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 5.1 miles8.1 km
- University of Manchester University 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Manchester Central Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km