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Area guide: Longsight

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Longsight is on Stockport Road, less than three miles south of the city centre. Stockport Road is a major route from the city centre to south Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire.

Living in Longsight

There's a large Asda Supermarket and smaller shops at Longsight centre on Stockport Road. Longsight market (open four days a week) on Dickenson Road is a busy traditional market. You can find a variety of eating places there too - including vegetarian and Caribbean cafes.

There's a variety of interesting shops including an 'antiques hypermarket', in neighbouring Levenshulme; and It's about three-quarters of a mile to the busy restaurants, shops and cafes along Wilmslow Road in Rusholme.

Public transport is excellent, with regular buses along Stockport Road and Birchfields Road - the vibrant city centre, with its employment, leisure and entertainment facilities is a few minutes journey.

Levenshulme train station, on the busy Manchester to Stockport line, is less than half a mile from homes in the south of the area.

Homes to rent in Longsight

There are around 2,000 homes rented out by not-for-profit landlords like housing associations and housing trusts. See homes here street-by-street.

Facilities in Longsight

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Availability of homes

Your chance of a home here depends on your circumstances (called your 'rehousing priority') and on how often homes become available. The higher the availability, the better your chances. See availability in this area below. Then compare it to availability in other areas to help decide which area(s) to go for.

graph showing availaility of homes in Longsight
graph key: blue box For singles/couples 16-40
Availability: very low
graph key: orange box For singles/couples 40-60
Availability: below average
graph key: green box For singles/couples over 60
Availability: above average
graph key: purple box Family/adult groups: 2 beds
Availability: very low
graph key: navy box Family/adult groups: 3 beds
Availability: very low
graph key: red box Family/adult groups: 4+ beds
Availability: extremely low