Rusholme is less than two miles south of the city centre. It is based on the west side of Wilmslow Road, between Moss Lane East and Platt Fields park. Wilmslow Road is a major route from the city centre to south Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire. See detailed map
Following a vote by local people, council housing in this area will transfer to a local not-for-profit landlord, Eastlands Homes, by the end of 2008. Eastlands will make massive improvements to every home and the local environment.
Living in Rusholme
Rusholme is handy for a wide range of facilities. There are small supermarkets and local shops all along Wilmslow Road, and a large, modern Sainsburys about a mile away in Fallowfield. Wilmslow Road is famous for its busy Asian restaurants, shops and cafes. Public transport is excellent, with regular buses along Wilmslow Road to Manchester and the suburban centres of Withington and Didsbury - the vibrant city centre, with its employment, leisure and entertainment facilities is just a few minutes journey. The Millennium Powerhouse building, three-quarters of a mile away on Raby Street (just off Princess Road) is a new purpose-built social, recreational, sporting and education facility for local young people.
The site of the former Manchester City football ground will soon be home to a new `urban village' of around 300 high-quality houses, and new community facilities including a modern health centre. There'll be a wide range of property types - from large family houses to flats for older people - to give local people new local housing choices, and to attract new residents to the area.
It's just over a mile to the brand new Manchester Aquatics centre - where there's a variety of swimming pools and other leisure facilities. The Manchester City training centre, about half a mile away on Platt Lane, has indoor and outdoor football pitches and other modern sports and gym facilities that can be booked by the public. St Mary's hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary are half a mile down Wilmslow Road. The nearest local library is on Platt Lane in neighbouring Fallowfield. Platt Fields Park has a boating lake, angling, four bowling greens, football pitch, crazy golf, and tennis courts. It's also home to the historic Platt Hall, Manchester's costume museum, and formal gardens and orchard. The park hosts the annual Manchester garden show in August. Whitworth park and art gallery are opposite the hospitals on Wilmslow Road, and Manchester museum and the university are just a little further towards the city centre. The university and its students add to Rusholme's lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere. See detailed map
The thriving Platt Lane Community Centre in nearby Fallowfield offers a range of activities and advice for local people.
Learning in Rusholme
The local primary schools are: Heald Place school (close to Whitworth Park), Wilbraham school on Platt Lane, and St Edwards Catholic school on Yew Tree Road. There are three secondary schools within a mile: Ducie High school on Lloyd Street North, Trinity High on Cambridge Street and Whalley Range High on Wilbraham Road.
Find out more about this area's schools and how well they perform. Go to Manchester Schoolfinder.
Greenheys Adult Learning Centre is on Upper Lloyd Street, and there are adult education centres at Ducie High school and the Plymouth Grove centre - less than a mile away on Hathersage Road.
Find out more about adult education.
Nearby facilities for under-fives include a children's centre and adult and toddler group on Great Western Street, and two day nurseries just over Wilmslow Road - Victoria Park nursery (Lower Park Road) and Birch Grove nursery on Dickenson Road. See detailed map
Find out more about council-run nurseries in this area. Go to Finding a Children's Centre.
Housing in Rusholme
The wider Fallowfield and Rusholme areas have a healthy mix of housing
- with good proportions of owner-occupied homes and council housing.
There's a lot of private renting and student accommodation too. There
are about 280 council homes in Rusholme: about half are flats in small
blocks, and half are two- or three-bedroom houses.
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