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Local Information Pack – an introduction
A unique
opportunity
High standards
with versatility
built in
SAT NAV:
M14 7HR
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Parkway Business Centre offers a unique opportunity for businesses to
be situated within easy reach of Manchester city centre with the benefit
of convenient on-site car parking.
Parkway Business Centre offices have been built to a high specification
and design, providing a total of 114,880 sqft (10,674 sqm) in five
self-contained buildings, ideal for use as a head office or regional
headquarters.
The strategic location makes Parkway ideal for businesses looking for
high standards of accommodation designed to suit the needs of their
company and employees.
Information
Guide to local amenities
On-site amenities
Detailed list of local amenities
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Transport links
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Demographics of the area
Where to find us
Site plan
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Information
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Deansgate
Castlefield
Piccadilly Railway Station
MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
Oxford Road
Manchester Central
Hulme High Street Retail Park
UMIST
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Universities
A57(M)
Mancunian Way
B5218
Chorlton Road
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Salford
URBIS
Royal Brewery
B5219
Moss Lane East
A5103
Princess Road
Alexandra Park
William Hulme’s
Grammar School
Drive times
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Manchester City Centre
Manchester Airport
To M56 / M60 &
Manchester Airport
10 minutes
15 minutes
4 miles approx
7 miles approx
SAT NAV:
M14 7HR
Information
Parkway Café
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Information
Parkway
Bicycles
on-site
security
Car valeting
services
Free
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Information
Education
Preschool and childcare
Primary schools
Secondary schools and sixth form schools
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Information
Financial / Legal
Banks
Employment and recruitment agencies
Estate agents
Insurance
Letting agents
Post offices
Solicitors / legal services
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Information
Health / Beauty
Chemists
Dentists
Doctors
Gyms and leisure centres
Hairdressers
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Information
Leisure / Retail / Miscellaneous
Hotels and overnight accommodation
Newsagents
Petrol stations
Pubs and wine bars
Restaurants
Supermarkets
Travel agents
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Information
Rail
Main stations nearby :
Local services to :
National services to :
More
infor mation
More information on services can be found at:
www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney or telephone:
0845 748 4950
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Information
Rail
Aberdeen
Virgin Trains
Arrival Trains
Local Services
Dundee
Kirkcaldy
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Motherwell
Newcastle upon Tyne
Carlisle
Durham
Darlington
Penrith
Oxenholme
York
Lancaster
Leeds
Manchester
Preston
Wigan
Llandudno Liverpool
Doncaster
Sheffield
Warrington
Chester
Stoke-onCrewe
Trent
Derby
Stafford
Shrewsbury
Wolverhampton Tamworth
Holyhead
Pwllheli
Aberystwyth
Birmingham Coventry
Cheltenham Spa
Gloucester
Milford Haven
Milton Keynes
Banbury
Watford
Oxford
Newport
Pembroke Dock
Rugby
Reading
Swansea
London Euston
Guildford
Cardiff
Bristol
Gatwick Airport
Taunton
Southampton
Brighton
Exeter
Totnes
Penzance
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Plymouth
Truro
Newton Abbot
Torquay
Paignton
Bournemouth
Information
Rail
To Lake District/Southport
Bowker Vale
Manchester
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Hale
Woodley
Bredbury
Levenshulme
Heaton Chapel
Stockport
Navigation Road
To Sheffield
Rose Hill
(Marple)
Middlewood
Gatley
Heald Green
Cheadle Hulme
Manchester Airport
Handforth
Styal
To Chester
Glossop
Hyde North
Brinnington
Brooklands
Timperley
Navigation Road
Altrincham
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Belle Vue
Reddish North
Old Trafford
Firswood
Mauldeth Road
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cum-Hardy
St Werburgh’s
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Moses Gate
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Rochdale
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To Preston/Blackpool
Bramhall
To Macclesfield/Stoke-on-Trent
Wilmslow
Alderley Edge
To Crewe
KEY :
Bury/Altrincham Line (Metrolink)
Eccles Line (Metrolink)
Track in Greater Manchester
Ticketing Area
Station
Track with Restricted Service
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Information
Taxis / Buses
Taxis
Bus stations
Megarider
7-day Megarider
28-day Megarider
Megarider Xtra*
£12.00
£44.00
£44.00
Unlimited travel on the Stagecoach Manchester and Magic Bus
network in Greater Manchester, parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire.
Also valid on night services.
*
Magicrider
7-day Magicrider
£ 8.00
Unlimited travel on Magic Buses 142, 143 and 145, including night
services, along Wilmslow Road between Manchester and East
Didsbury/ West Didsbury.
Magicrider
Easyrider (concessionary)
7-day Easyrider
£ 6.00
Available for passengers who qualify for half-fare, whose journey
is within Greater Manchester. ‘Passengers who qualify’ include
children aged 16 and under †, travelling within Greater Manchester,
and GMPTE Orange Concessionary Pass holders§ needing to travel
before 9:30 am, Monday to Friday. Not valid on night services.
†
§
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Easyrider
Easyrider
Information
Buses
OLDHAM
A6104
Megarider area map
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MO
MOS
MOSSLEY
SSLEY
FAILSWORTH
M60
HURST
A627
NEWTON
HEATH
A57(M)
A5081
A6010
LONGSIGHT GORTON
LONGSIGHT
A57
M67
24
M67
2
3
DENTON
M60
8
7
A6144(M)
CARRINGTON
SALE
PARTINGTON
PARTIN
ARTING
GTON
M60
WHALLEY RANGE
A6010
A56
CHORL
CHOR
CHORLTONLTONCUM-HARDY
FALLOWFIELD
A6
A5103
M56
ALTRINCHAM
ALTRINCHAM
4
BREDBURY
ROMILEY
M60
2
1
GATLEY
4
3
A624
26
27
1
3A
GLOSSOP
HYDE
25
HEATON
MERSEY
A56
TIMPERLEY
M60
STOCKPORT
MARPLE
CHEADLE
A34
A6
WYTHENSHAWE
CHEADLE
HULME
5
HEALD
GREEN
HAYFIELD
HAZEL
GROVE
NEW MILLS
A6
A34
Motorway
‘A’ roads
Minor ‘A’ roads
Megarider region
MIDDLEWOOD
POYNTON
P
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KEY
A57
A34
A5145
A560
MOTTRAM
A560
BURNAGE
DIDSBURY
5
4
REDDISH
LEVENSHULME
6
M60
A628
A6017
OLD TRAFFORD
STRETFORD
TINTWISTLE
A6018
AUDENSHAW
AUDENSHAW
ARDWICK
URMSTON
FLIXTON
STALYBRIDGE
STALYBRIDGE
DUKINFIELD
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A635
A34
9
OPENSHAW
HULME
10
A635
DROYLSDEN
A665
SALFORD
THE TRAFFORD
CENTRE
ASHTON-UNDERASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
ASHTON-UNDER-L
LYNE
MANCHESTER
3
DISLEY
A6015
A6
HIGHER
POYNTON
HANDFORTH
A34
A538
WILMSL
WILMS
WILMSLOW
LOW
This map indicates the geographical area for
which a Stagecoach Manchester Megarider
is valid. It does not necessarily indicate roads
on which bus services are provided.
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Information
Buses
Trams to Bury
Route plan for
101
Piccadilly Gardens
Trams to
Altrincham
and Eccles
101
Ox
ford
la
Port
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s
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Prin et
Stre
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S t re
Manchester
City Centre
Trams to
Piccadilly
Trains to
Piccadilly
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Trains to
Bolton, Warrington
and Liverpool
Hulme
h e ys
Oxford Road
ASDA
Gree n
La n e
Princess Road
Moss
Side
Alexandra
Park
Wilbraham
Connection Points
Wythenshawe bus station
Bus:
Southern Cemetery
Piccadilly Gardens
Train: Oxford Road train station
Burlington Street
Tram:
Brewery
Bowes Street
Stagecoach
Depot
Road
Hough End
Fields
Southern
Cemetery
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Withington
Hospital
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Wythenshawe Park
Princess Pa
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M6
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: Monday to Saturday
daytimes only
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Post House
Palatine R
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Northenden
shall Road
Float
Hall Lane
Baguley
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Gre e n
Newall
Green
: Bus station / main
connection point
: Train station
: Tram stop
: Bus route
: Train line
: Tram line
: Direction of travel
M6
0
Wythensha
w
Piccadilly Gardens
tram stop
Wythenshawe
H
: Hospital
101
: Terminus
Information
Buses
Route plan for
10 4 /105
Manchester
Hulme
104 105
Wilbraham
oor
M 60
Fallowfield
Connection Points
Manchester Airport Interchange
Bus:
Wythenshawe bus station
Southern Cemetery bus station
Piccadilly Gardens
Withington
Hospital
10
5
Road
Northenden
04
Prince
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Pl att L
Road
P ri n c
Southern
Cemetery
Barlo
Stagecoach Depot
ess Road
Moss
Side
M60
Post
5
House 1 0
ley
Tram:
Manchester Airport Interchange
Oxford Road train station
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop
Mosley Street tram stop
Rd.
Benchill
Hollyhedge
Newall
Green
5
10
104
105
Woodhouse
Park
Po
Selstead
Road
10
5
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Brownley
Road
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s
104
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Centre
Forum
Tudor
Tavern
Monday to
Simon
Saturday
sway
daytime
104
ne
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10
4
Co
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104
Poundswick
Lane
: Bus route
: Train line
: Direction of travel
: Evenings and
Sundays only
St.
Lukes
Ro w
104 †
Simon
sway
l andsway
Wythenshawe
KEY
: Bus station / main
connection point
: Train station
H
: Hospital
104
: Terminus
Peel Hall
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Wythenshawe
Hospital
Industrial
Area
M5
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Sharston
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Palatine R o a d
105
Trains to Manchester
Ground Transport
Interchange
Trains to Wilmslow and Crewe
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Air
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1 hour 35
55
1 hour 10
1 hour 5
1 hour 25
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1 hour 25
1 hour 5
60
55
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Information
Greater Manchester has a population of over 2.6 million residents, while the
City of Manchester itself has around 503,000 residents
Continuous strong economic and population growth has made the City of
Manchester a hub for business, investment, education, culture and community
activity, resulting in it being listed as the UK’s third most competitive large city 1
Over 64% of Greater Manchester’s 1.8 million adult residents were economically
active in 2001, meaning that the conurbation has a resident labour force of
1.1 million. The current unemployment rate in Greater Manchester lies at 2.4%
The City of Manchester has been responsible for over a quarter (26.9%) of the
21,900 private sector jobs created in Greater Manchester as a whole
Greater Manchester offers significant numbers of highly skilled workers, with
29.9% of the adult population holding graduate or postgraduate level
qualifications 2
Businesses in Manchester are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), with
98.7% of them employing less than 200 people
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There are three universities located in the Greater Manchester region, each
within a few miles of Parkway Business Centre; University of Manchester – the
largest of single site universities in the UK, Manchester Metropolitan University
and the University of Salford. In addition, the University of Bolton and the
University of Central Lancashire are both within 30 miles of the Business Centre
Manchester is the best UK city in which to locate a business outside of London
and is ranked the 14th most desirable business location in Europe 3
Manchester was ranked 8th among the best European cities for value for money
of office space and 12th in terms of availability of office space 2
Manchester’s economy is extremely robust, thanks in part to the large number
of companies attracted to the area by the conurbation’s highly competitive
business costs 4
65 of the FTSE100 companies have a presence in the Greater Manchester area 4
Manchester is increasingly becoming an international centre for business
facilitation, with a truly impressive array of hotel and conference facilities on offer 4
The City of Manchester is one of Europe’s top destinations for its business,
lifestyle and visitor offers. The city centre is the core employment zone for
Greater Manchester and is also a hub of networked rail, Metrolink and major
roadways, as well as the largest student campus in Europe
Manchester city centre has the largest office market outside London and is well
connected to the resident population and national / international markets
The local council is Manchester City Council (Labour)
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PRINCESS PARKWAY
BU SI N ESS CEN T RE
TO CHEADLE
A5103
Princess Road
Alexandra Park
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William Hulme’s
Grammar School
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To M56 / M60 &
Manchester Airport
Information
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A5103
Princess Road
Estate Management Office
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Local Information Pack
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