The map above is centered on Manchester, United Kingdom, near Manchester city centre, with a default 10 km radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
A 10 km radius from Manchester city centre reaches Salford Quays (~2 km west), Old Trafford (~4 km southwest), the Etihad Stadium (~3 km east), and Sale (~8 km southwest) — useful for local-business catchment planning and commute analysis across Greater Manchester. The metropolitan area is genuinely conurbated, so radius work here behaves more like an extended city than a city plus suburbs. Distances here are straight-line from Manchester city centre — the same way the radius map measures them.
Population figure: Office for National Statistics (ONS), mid-2024 population estimate for Manchester (local authority).
From the Manchester city centre, a 25 km radius reaches well beyond the inner boroughs — a useful starting point for catchment planning across the wider conurbation.
Also known as: Cottonopolis (historic), Greater Manchester.
Coverage at common radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as a quick reference — check exact boundaries before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
Place locations: USGS GNIS and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line (great-circle) from Manchester city centre, the same way the radius map measures them.
A 1 km radius from Manchester city centre covers the city centre and the core of the rail-station triangle. Nothing beyond the immediate centre falls inside this tight ring.
A 5 km radius reaches Salford Quays (~2 km west), the Etihad Stadium (~3 km east), Old Trafford (~4 km southwest), the University of Manchester (~2 km south), and nearly to Withington (~5.2 km south). Most of central and inner-suburban Manchester is inside.
A 10 km radius covers much of inner Greater Manchester, reaching Sale (~8 km southwest) and Stockport (~9 km southeast). The inner suburbs in most directions fall inside, while the outer towns remain just beyond.
A 25 km radius reaches the outer towns of Greater Manchester and Manchester Airport (~14 km south), extending to Macclesfield (~26 km south) at its southern edge.
A 50 km radius from Manchester reaches Macclesfield (~26 km south) and Sheffield (~50 km east) at its edge.
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool — and a sensible radius to start with.
Greater Manchester is densely urbanised with little rural gap between the inner boroughs. Use a radius of around 15 km from the centre to draw a trade area that spans the inner conurbation for retail and service-area planning.
Suggested starting radius: 15 km for the inner conurbation
Old Trafford (~4 km southwest) and the Etihad Stadium (~3 km east) sit close to the centre. A ~25 km radius is a reasonable way to visualise the wider draw for matchday and concert traffic across Greater Manchester.
Suggested starting radius: 25 km for matchday and concert reach
Metrolink (the tram) and the local rail network radiate from the centre, so a concentric radius is a useful first approximation of catchment. Use a 12-15 km radius for the inner tram-served zone before the wider rail network dominates longer commutes.
Suggested starting radius: 12-15 km for transit-aligned planning
A 50 km radius from Manchester reaches Sheffield (~50 km east) at its edge and a broad swathe of the surrounding region.
Suggested starting radius: 50 km for regional reach
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius decision goes sideways.
Manchester is heavily conurbated with the surrounding boroughs, so a radius of around 15 km covers largely continuous urban fabric rather than a city plus distinct suburbs.
The M60 forms an orbital motorway around the city centre, a common informal dividing line between central Manchester and the outer suburbs. (It runs as a road; the radius map measures straight-line distance, which will differ from the motorway's actual path.)
Manchester Airport sits ~14 km south of the centre — outside a 10 km radius but inside 25 km.
A 10 km radius from Manchester city centre reaches Salford Quays (~2 km west), the Etihad Stadium (~3 km east), Old Trafford (~4 km southwest), Withington (~5 km south), Sale (~8 km southwest), and Stockport (~9 km southeast). Manchester Airport is ~14 km south and sits just outside.
Largely, yes. A 25 km radius from the city centre reaches Rochdale (~12 km northeast), Bury (~13 km northwest), Altrincham (~13 km southwest), Manchester Airport (~14 km south), and Bolton (~17 km northwest). Macclesfield (~26 km south) sits just beyond the edge.
A 50 km radius reaches Macclesfield (~26 km south) and Sheffield (~50 km east) at its edge. Leeds (~58 km northeast), Birmingham (~113 km south), and Hull (~129 km east) are outside.
The M60 is an orbital motorway around Manchester, often treated as an informal dividing line between central and outer Manchester. Because the radius map measures straight-line distance, a radius ring and the motorway's actual path will not line up exactly.
Old Trafford sits ~4 km southwest of the centre and the Etihad Stadium ~3 km east, both close in. A ~25 km radius is a reasonable way to visualise the wider matchday draw across Greater Manchester, with larger radii useful for concerts that pull from further afield.