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Manchester South

Borough Commander Graham PlantBorough Commander Graham Plant

There are three fire stations in Manchester South:

  • Moss Side - Station No: S13
  • Withington - Station No: S14
  • Wythenshawe - Station No: S15.

Contact us

To contact the team at Manchester South please call 0161 608 5327.

Community rooms

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 the Manchester South borough, we have community rooms at Moss Side, Withington and Wythenshawe fire stations. To find out more information or to book it please use the contact details below and ask for either the Station Clerk or the Station Commander:

  • Moss Side - 0161 608 5202
  • Withington - 0161 908 5402
  • Wythenshawe - 0161 608 1102

About Manchester South

  • The population of Manchester South is 225,000.
  • There just over 93,176 homes - 23,444 are rented from the council, 8,578 are rented from Registered Social Landlords, 20, 387 are rented privately and 40,767 are owner occupied.
  • As home to three university campuses, it has a student population of 22 million - one of the largest in Europe. Map_ManchesterS jpg
  • The ethnicity breakdown in Manchester is - 81.2% White, 4.5% Black, 1.3% Chinese, 1.5% Indian, 6% Pakistani and 3.9% New Commonwealth. These figures do not take into account the recent influx of economic migrants from Eastern Europe.
  • Of the potential working population, 9.6% are currently out of work, this is higher than the national average, which is 5.4%.
  • The age breakdown in Manchester is 27% are under 20, 35% are 20 - 40, 20% are 40 - 59, 14% are 60 - 79 and 4% are 80 or over.
  • In the Indices of Deprivation, Manchester has been rated as the 3rd most deprived district nationally, being described as economically deprived with high levels of unemployment and low income.

Places of risk identified in Manchester South

  • Manchester International Airport - handles 22 million passengers and 150,000 tons of freight per year
  • Withington Hospital
  • Wythenshawe Hospital
  • Christies Hospital
  • Manchester University
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • GMEX.