Welcome to Northern Moor

Northern Moor is about seven miles south of the City centre. It is between the M63 motorway in the north and Wythenshawe Park in the south, on the west side of Princess Parkway. There's good access to Manchester Airport and the motorway network to other areas of south Manchester and Cheshire. See detailed map

In October 2006 all council homes transferred to a new not-for-profit landlord - Parkway Green Housing Trust. This new company will make massive improvements to every home and to the local environment.

Living in Northern Moor

There are small shopping parades at Sale Circle, Button Lane and Moorcroft Road, and a much wider range of shops (including two supermarkets) and amenities in Northenden centre - walking distance from the eastern side of Northern Moor. The west side of the area is not far from the large Tesco supermarket on Altrincham Road, and the Habitat store on Southmoor Road. The eastern side also benefits from good transport links to the city centre, Sale, Altrincham and the airport along Princess Parkway or Palatine Road. An extension to the Metrolink tram system would greatly improve the situation. It would bring city-centre shopping, entertainment and leisure facilities within easier reach, and open up more employment opportunities too.

The nearest indoor leisure facilities are at the Wythenshawe Forum centre. The Forum is a modern, welcoming, safe and accessible building at the heart of community life - the place to come for leisure, learning and childcare. It has indoor leisure facilities including a swimming pool, gym, sports hall and fitness centre. There's a health centre, children's nursery, and a job centre. The refurbished Forum library has all the very latest facilities to give local people instant access to employment and learning opportunities

There's a local library in the middle of Northern Moor at Rack House Primary School, Yarmouth Drive. Local facilities for youngsters include the Norbrook youth club. Northern Moor is next to Wythenshawe park - one of the biggest and best in the city! There's a horticultural centre, pets corner, crazy golf, horse riding, bowling greens, pitch and putt, tennis courts an athletics track, football pitches and much more. It hosts the Manchester Show in May, Family Fundays throughout the summer, and an annual firework and bonfire extravaganza. There is a children's play park on Southwick Road, and playing fields, open meadows and walks in the Mersey valley on the other side of the motorway (over footbridge or track underneath). See detailed map

Learning in Northern Moor

Primary school age children go to Rackhouse school on Yarmouth Drive, Button Lane school, or St Aidans Catholic school on Rackhouse Road. Older children usually go to Brookway High School (on Moor Road in Brooklands) or St. Pauls Catholic High School (on Firbank Road, Newall Green).

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

There is a children's centre for pre-school children on Sale Road, adult and toddler groups at Rackhouse school, and Lawton Moor Methodist Church (Button Lane), and a day nursery on Orton Lane. There are other day nurseries in neighbouring Northenden.

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

There are adult learning centres at Rackhouse school on Yarmouth Drive and City College on Sale Road. See detailed map

Find out more about adult education.

Housing in Northern Moor

There are around 1,700 Parkway Green homes here - mostly built in the 1930s and 1950s. Over 1,200 are two- or three- bedroom houses. There are 500 flats in small blocks and one multi-storey block. There are 24 bungalows too. It's a popular area with a settled community, so there is plenty of demand for most council homes. See detailed map

 

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