Welcome to Brooklands

Brooklands is seven miles south west of the city centre. It lies between Altrincham Road in the south, Brooklands Road in the west, Sale Road in the north and Moor Road to the east. It's close to Wythenshawe park and the suburban centres of Sale and Altrincham. There's good access to Manchester Airport and the motorway network to other areas of south Manchester and Cheshire.

Living in Brooklands

There are local shops on Wendover Road, a large Tesco supermarket on Altrincham Road and a Habitat store on Southmoor Road. Timperley Village shopping centre is less than a mile away. The civic centre in the middle of Wythenshawe has more shopping, a food hall and a thriving market.

There are frequent buses along Altrincham Road to Manchester, Altrincham and Wythenshawe hospital. Brooklands station on the Metrolink line has trams to Altrincham and the city centre, although it's quite a walk from some parts of the area. It's about three miles to Wythenshawe Forum centre.

Brooklands is close 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 Family Fundays throughout the summer, plus an annual firework and bonfire extravaganza.

In your area

There are plenty of facilities in and around this area, including schools, post offices, childcare centres and nurseries, schools, adult education centres, youth clubs, libraries, parks, leisure centres, doctors, dentists and chemists.

Housing in Brooklands

There are around 900 Parkway Green homes here. Originally these were council homes, most of them were built in the 1950s. They are mostly two-bedroom and three-bedroom houses, or flats in small blocks. There are some maisonettes and bungalows too.