[1] The area borders Newall Green, on the other side of the M56 motorway, from which it is served by Junctions 4 (Wythenshawe) and 5 (Manchester Airport), to the west, Moss Nook to the south and south-east, Peel Hall to the east and Benchill to the north.

Sharston is part of the Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency, represented by the Labour Party MP Mike Kane.

[2] In 2003, Benchill was disestablished as a local government ward and the area divided between Woodhouse Park, Sharston, and Northenden.

Following a democratic vote, the former council properties are now under the control of local housing associations.

Local leisure facilities have also been improved as part of an urban regeneration programme.