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Best places to live around Manchester
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suestew
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Hello all
Me and my boyfriend are thinking of moving to an area outside of Manchester City centre and wondered if you had any suggestions on good areas especially if property is cheaper.
To give you some some guidelines, we do not have children nor do we intend to, so schools are not a priority. We would like access to a park, local shops, pubs & restaraunts but at the same time we would like it to be semi rural. We would not like to be miles & miles away from the City centre but I have a car and if there is a local train station then all the better.
Is this too much to ask? Look forward to your replies.
sue
Me and my boyfriend are thinking of moving to an area outside of Manchester City centre and wondered if you had any suggestions on good areas especially if property is cheaper.
To give you some some guidelines, we do not have children nor do we intend to, so schools are not a priority. We would like access to a park, local shops, pubs & restaraunts but at the same time we would like it to be semi rural. We would not like to be miles & miles away from the City centre but I have a car and if there is a local train station then all the better.
Is this too much to ask? Look forward to your replies.
sue
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South Manchester fits your description: disbury, cheadle, gatley, heaton mersey are a few suggestions though they arent the cheapest. If you are willing to live further out cheshire is more rural.0
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South Manchester would fit the bill but is likely to be fairly expensive.
In terms of North Manchester, a couple of small places that might be worth looking at are Littleborough and Smithy Bridge. Both at the foot of the Pennines so semi-rural but have plenty of pubs and restaurants around. Also, they are on the Leeds to Manchester railway line so you can be in the centre of Manchester in 25 minutes. Driving into Manchester would take about 45 minutes.0 -
The burning question is how much do you have to spend...?I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0
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In reality we would love to buy for 85k but tops 120K. We are only after a 2 bed.0
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Also, Bury has come up as cheap, what is it like there?0
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How about tottington or ramsbottom? Both nice places, in the countryside but with easy access to bury and a tram link to Manchester.0
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Altrincham, I'll lend you a cup of sugar.'' Ok Marge, if anyone asks, you require 24-hour nursing care; Lisa's a clergyman; Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam ''0
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LOL thanks Joannaspanner0
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Sale is also good, same as Altrincham, good for trams, we are in Hale Barns, nice and close to the motorway but semi rural at the same time, good mix of pubs, restaurants, local shops etc.
Good luck in your move and wherever you chose.'' Ok Marge, if anyone asks, you require 24-hour nursing care; Lisa's a clergyman; Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam ''0 -
rossendale will give you a lot of what your looking for. there used to be a reasonable coach link to manchester. you will be lucky to get anywhere decent on that money in south manchester.0
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