Levenshulme

Levenshulme
St Peter's Church, Levenshulme
Levenshulme is located in Greater Manchester
Levenshulme
Levenshulme
Location within Greater Manchester
Population15,430 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ875945
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM19
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Basat Sheikh (Labour)
  • Bernard Stone (Labour)
  • Dzidra Noor (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°26′49″N 2°11′13″W / 53.447°N 2.187°W / 53.447; -2.187

Levenshulme (/ˈlɛvənʃuːm/) is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, bordering Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre on the A6. Levenshulme is predominantly residential with numerous fast food shops, public houses and antique stores. It has a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population of 15,430 at the 2011 Census. The Manchester to London railway line passes through Levenshulme railway station.

Historically in Lancashire, Levenshulme is a former township and became a part of Manchester in 1909. Levenshulme, like its neighbour Longsight, was historically a wealthy and middle class district of Manchester,[2][3] though in the 20th century Levenshulme and many surrounding areas suffered from inner city decline. However, the area is now displaying signs of gentrification and has been described as one of Manchester's most "up and coming" neighbourhoods.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2011 Census Levenshulme dashboard". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Early History".
  3. ^ "South Eastern Longsight". Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ Jill Burdett & Pete Bainbridge (10 June 2018). "What's not to love about Levenshulme? Here's some homes for sale in Manchester's groovy little suburb right now". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Manchester: Levenshulme – Best Places to Live in the UK 2019". The Sunday Times. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.