Moss Nook is about nine miles south of the city centre. It is east of the M56 motorway, close to Manchester airport and the Cheshire suburbs and countryside. There's good access to the motorway network, and other areas of south Manchester and Cheshire. See detailed map.
Living in Moss Nook
Housing in Moss Nook is enjoying a multi-million pound investment after transferring from Manchester City Council to Willow Park Housing Trust in October 2004. All homes and the facilities and environment around are seeing major improvements.
Moss Nook is very close to Wythenshawe civic shopping centre, with its food hall and market. The centre also includes the Wythenshawe Forum - a modern, welcoming, safe and accessible building at the heart of community life. State-of-the-art indoor leisure facilities include a swimming pool, gym, sports hall and fitness centre. There's a health centre, children's nursery, and job centre too. The Forum library has all the very latest facilities to give local people instant access to employment and learning opportunities.
There are regular buses to the city centre and a range of job opportunities at the rapidly-developing international airport, with 250 companies based there. As the airport expands it offers other employment in construction and hotels. The airport is keen to employ more local people as it grows. An extension to the Metrolink tram system could bring even more jobs in reach, with speedy trams to the city centre, the airport and other areas.
The nearest outdoor leisure facilities are at Painswick park in Woodhouse Park where there is football (with special facilities for juniors), a playground, fishing, 5-a-side, and lakeside walks. There is open farmland and country walks not far away, towards the historic Cheshire village of Styal. See detailed map.
Learning in Moss Nook
The nearest secondary school is Parklands High, next to Wythenshawe civic centre. There are three local primary schools in Moss Nook - The Willows schools (Tayfield Road), St Anthony's Catholic school (Dunkery Road), and Ringway school (Rosset Avenue).
Find out more about this area's schools and how well they perform. Go to Manchester Schoolfinder.
There is a playgroup (for 2/3 year-olds) on Portway and an adult and toddler group on Dunkery Road.
Find out more about council-run nurseries in this area. Go to Finding a Children's Centre.
It's a few miles to the city learning centre on Longley Lane in Sharston. The Centre boasts cutting edge technology and offers a range of computer training courses from beginners to advanced. Local groups and businesses can benefit from the facilities too. See detailed map.
Find out more about adult education.
Housing in Moss Nook
Most Moss Nook homes are rented from Willow Park Housing Trust, or are former-council homes that have been bought by the tenants. But nearly 30 per cent of homes are owner-occupied, with new private housing being built to increase local choices. There are around 1,000 rented homes here - mostly built in the 1950s. More than half are houses. Most of the others are flats in small blocks, and there are a few bungalows too. See detailed map.
