Were is the best place in Manchester to live were its not nosey?

First remember "Manchester" to most means Greater Manchester, with a growing population of 2.7million, which is the two cities of Manchester & Salford (which starts just a few metres away from DEANSGATE in Central Manchester. Hence part of the "CITY CENTRE" is in SALFORD with a bit in TRAFFORD to the SW...) & the eight Metropolitan Boroughs; most of which have suburbs pretty close into the inner core....Such a place is Prestwich, which starts about 3 miles north of the city centre, has an M postcode, but is in The Metropolitan Borough of Bury local authority area, which like Trafford has some of THE BEST schools in GM for example..Is a GOOD suburb, on the BURY tramline, and offers much more for your money than the usual SOUTH MANCHESTER places like DIDSBURY & CHORLTON, which most incomers tend to opt for, and then, when see what can get elsewhere in the conurbation, end up regretting. Good suburban areas can be found all over GM.

Closer in have Prestwich (M25), as mentioned, along with neighbouring Whitefield (M45)....Are quite Jewish and well established and go against the "avoid NORTH MANCHESTER" comments, you may get from some work mates. Prestwich claims to be the Didsbury of North Manchester..May have fewer delis but, when comes to houses, is way BETTER & the area is hilly and interesting, with Heaton Park, one of the biggest in Europe, on the doorstep, rather than flat....! Also, to the north, have the Alkrington area of Middleton (M24), which has some super, early 20th century family houses. In Salford have the likes of Worsley (M28), where Ryan Giggs has a place worth millions, & the Ellesmere Park and Monton areas & the better parts of Swinton & Pendlebury.

Much of Trafford, along the Altrincham line, is decent and posh even at the end of the line with places like Hale nearby (a la CHESHIRE Housewives fame..). In Stockport The Heatons are nice, full of done up places with "original features" & closer in than expect for an SK postcode... As I said, there are pockets of affluence all over..Chadderton, in Oldham, is a good example of a super suburb with great property...Have friends who have just bought a large, drop dead gorgeous 1920's house in Bolton..Too far out for my taste, but a great area, which that they just love. Of course the young, trendy and often childless live these days in the city centre, which is dearer of course... Can get more for your rent or mortgage, when comes to flats, at Salford Quays..Has grown and grown with The BBC & ITV there now, as well as the Imperial War Museum,North on the Trafford side of the water....Also, for those who do not want or can not afford the very centre, places like New Broughton/Lower Broughton (Salford) and Hulme (handy for the two Manc unis/Royal Northern College of Music etc..) are on the edge of the centre, and even walkable into town... People LOVE Manchester and incomers are often the most fervent fans...We have roots here, but did move from London & bought a lovely, Victorian house for the same money as a small flat sold in South London....Would NEVER move back... One more thing is, that with increased volume of traffic, many face horrid commutes into the city centre...I commute OUT luckily and ,when coming home at night, from around 4pm already, see miles of standing traffic "driving" out through North Manchester....TOO many STILL drive in by car & more and more routes seem to be getting blocked by new cycle lanes, or so called calming measures.....! The lucky ones are those who commute on a decent rail line or better still a tram line into town, even though the METROLINK is not considered as reliable as it should be, with all the hype it has got over the years...So, as I did in London back in the day, choosing a place with good transport nearby is important for many & saves a lot of grief...

It's grim up north" is an old English proverb, and it applies today more than ever, I know this because I originate from the north, stay down south instead.

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