Welcome to Hulme
 

Hulme is less than a mile south of the city centre - homes in the northern part are just a few hundred yards from GMex! There are homes on both sides of Princess Road, from the Mancunian Way in the north to Moss Lane in the south. Princess Road is a major route from the city centre out to the south, the airport and the motorway network. Hulme has benefited from massive changes lately, with run-down estates replaced by new homes, modern facilities and a better environment. See detailed map.

Following a vote by local people, council housing in this area transferred to a new not-for-profit landlord, City South Manchester Housing Trust, in June 2008. City South Manchester is making massive improvements to every home and the local environment.

Living in Hulme

A wide range of modern facilities have sprung up in Hulme. The Asda superstore on Princess Road offers quality shopping at convenient opening times. The nearby new Hulme market has a selection of food and craft stalls, and there are more local shops, post office and library along Stretford Road. There is a new restaurant, and an interesting selection of community businesses like the garden centre and organic food store. These developments have all boosted local employment opportunities. Local employers like the two breweries, and firms at Manchester Science park and Greenheys business centre are committed to employing local people. A new commercial park at Birley Fields in Hulme is bringing more local jobs in easy reach.

The vibrant city centre, with its employment, leisure and entertainment facilities is within walking distance, or just a few minutes journey on one of the regular buses through the area. The universities on Oxford Road are a short walk from homes on the east side of Princess Road. The new Manchester Aquatics centre, with its Olympic sized swimming pool, smaller pools, fitness centre and other facilities is close by too. People living on the other side of Princess Road are also very close to Moss Side leisure centre, with swimming pools, sports halls, squash courts, fitness centre and sauna. The extensively-refurbished Zion arts centre on Stretford Road has music and dance studios, recording facilities and is a venue for a range of performers. The Millennium Powerhouse building, on Raby Street (just off Princess Road in nearby Moss Side) is a new purpose-built social, recreational, sporting and education facility for local young people.

The new Hulme park, the first large park created in Manchester this century, will eventually link Stretford Road with Castlefield. Leroy James park has a playground and multiplay area, and homes east of Princess Road are not far from Whitworth park and art gallery (opposite the hospitals on Wilmslow Road). There's an adventure playground for children on Jackson Crescent in the north west of the area, a junior youth club based on Hulme Street near the Princess Road junction with the Mancunian Way, and Aquarius community centre on Eden Close. Hulme has a thriving community, and is an exciting place to live - with shops, entertainment, work and education on the doorstep. See detailed map

Learning in Hulme

The local primary schools west of Princess Road are: Rolls Crescent school, and St Wilfrids Catholic school (St Wilfrids Street, off Royce Road). East of Princess Road are: Holy Name Catholic school (Denmark Road); Webster primary (Denmark Road); and St Philips CofE school (Loxford Street near the Mancunian Way). There are two secondary schools (both on the east side of princess Road): Ducie High school on Lloyd Street North, and Trinity High on Cambridge Street. Loreto sixth form college is just round the corner too.

Find out more about this area's schools and how well they perform. Go to Manchester Schoolfinder.

There are adult education centres at Ducie High school, and at Hulme library (on Stretford Road).

Find out more about adult education.

Local facilities for under-fives include adult and toddler groups on Great Western Street, Rusholme (close to homes around Moss Lane East), on Epping Street (off Boundary Lane, east of Princess Road), and on St Wilfrids Street (west of Princess Road). There are two day nurseries in the south east corner of the area (on St Mary's Way, near Moss Lane East and on Moss Lane East itself), and a children's centre (Martenscroft) on Epping Street. See detailed map

Find out more about council-run nurseries in this area. Go to Finding a Children's Centre.

Housing in Hulme

There's now a genuine mixture of housing choice - from high-value owner-occupied properties, to homes for rent from City South Manchester Housing Trust, other housing associations and private landlords. There are about 1000 City South homes here, split into four or five small estates across the area. The new Hulme is now a very popular area, with a big demand for most homes. See detailed map.

 

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