Q3 Location
The newly formed Manchester University is now the largest in the UK, with a pool of over 85,000 students. It is a fantastic place to live and study, and with the growing amount of students staying on to find jobs, it is a great place to work.
Modern Day City Living - Manchester has it all and then some...
Now one of the UK’s hottest cities for art, culture, entertainment, sport and for living!
The City boasts major art galleries like the world famous Lowry, fantastic sports facilities boosted by the 2002 Commonwealth Games and of course is home to The Reds and City. It has world class entertainment venues and shopping centres. There are masses of bars and clubs throughout the lively centre for a great night out and a whole collection in walking distance from Q3 – not forgetting the famous Curry Mile.
Q3 is very close to the University campus so is perfect for the student lifestyle. Q3 also has close proximity to MRI (Manchester Royal Infirmary) and the Royal Eye Hospital. Manchester as the Capital of the North has an international airport and excellent railway, bus and metro transportation.
City Highlights
- Art, architecture, culture, sports, shopping...
- The Lowry
- Manchester Town Hall
- Manchester Central Convention Complex
- The Royal Exchange
- Imperial War Museum
- Museum of Science & Industry
- Urbis
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Whitworth Art Gallery
- Chinese Arts Centre
- Harvey Nichols and Selfridges in Exchange Square
- Trafford Park shopping centre and sports grounds
- Population of 2,482,352 and growing.
Approximate distances from Q3:
- Main University campus - 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
- Royal northern college of music - 0.9 miles (1.5 km)
- City centre - 1.9 miles (3.1 km)
- Piccadilly railway station - 1.2 miles (1.9 km)
- Motorway junction A57(m) - 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Manchester airport - 7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Approximate distances from Manchester:
- Leeds - 41 miles
- Birmingham - 88 miles
- Cardiff - 188 miles
- London - 197 miles
- Glasgow - 215 miles
Bus from Oxford Road: Stagecoach 197 to Plymouth Grove
From Upper Brook Street: Arriva 130 to Grafton Street.


