Moss Side

Moss Side
Alexandra Park Estate in Moss Side, looking towards the Beetham Tower
Moss Side is located in Greater Manchester
Moss Side
Moss Side
Location within Greater Manchester
Population20,745 (2021)
OS grid referenceSJ835955
• London162 mi (261 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM14, M16
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Mahadi Hussein Sharif Mahamed (Labour)
  • Emily Rowles (Labour)
  • Sameen Ali (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°27′22″N 2°14′24″W / 53.456°N 2.240°W / 53.456; -2.240

Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census.[1] Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, Whalley Range to the south, and Old Trafford to the west.

As well as Whitworth Park and Alexandra Park, Moss Side is close to Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan universities.[2] Manchester City played at Maine Road in Moss Side between 1923 and 2003.

  1. ^ "City of Manchester Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Moss Side and Rusholme District Centre Local Plan". Manchester City Council. 2007. p. 52.