Manchester North
Borough Commander Bill HarropThere are four fire stations in Manchester North
Contact us
To contact the team at Manchester North, please call 0161 608 5619.
Manchester Central community room
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has developed community rooms on some of our stations throughout the 10 Metropolitan boroughs we serve. These rooms are available for community use free of charge for relevant community activities with a key focus on areas such as health, education, crime & disorder, housing and employment. All we ask is that your reason for using our room is relevant and appropriate, i.e. it contributes to securing safer communities by addressing one or more of the areas listed above. In Manchester North borough, we have a community room at Manchester Central fire station. To find out more information or to book it please call 0161 608 5302 and ask for the Station Clerk.
About Manchester North
- Manchester North has a population of 168,610.
- The total number of households in Manchester North is 74,237.
- The ethnicity breakdown of Manchester local authority borough according to the 2001 Census is 80.96% White, 3,23% Mixed Race, 9.13% Asian or Asian British, 2.17% Chinese or other ethnic group
- In the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, Manchester is ranked number two out of 354 local authorities.
- 27 of Manchester’s 33 wards are among the most deprived 10% of wards nationally.
- Unemployment is nearly twice the national average.
Places of risk identified in North Manchester
- City of Manchester Stadium
- Sportcity Complex
- Arndale Shopping Centre
- Beetham Tower
- C.I.S. Building
- Piccadilly Train Station
- Victoria Train Station
- Gas works – Philips Park
- North Manchester Hospital
- Booth Hall Hospital
- Mancat College – Moston Lane
- Central Library
- Town Hall
- Manchester Cathedral
The city centre also contains many commercial premises such as hotels, nightclubs, bars and restaurants.