Nice place to live whilst commuting to Salford
Discussion
I currently commute across the M62, M602 and into Salford. Its about 35 miles and not too bad a drive, though I find its so much better after junction 11 east bound.
I'm not really clued up on where to live, but here's what I'm after.
I'm not really clued up on where to live, but here's what I'm after.
- 2-3 bed semi in an area where my car won't get paint stripped overnight
- I prefer a small suburia / village to a big city, the closer the better but up to a 25 mile drive is ok.
- I have a car but a nearby train station wouldn't hurt, I'm also prepare to drive a moderate distance to tesco.
- No kids etc. so schools not important.
- A choice of pubs, fish and chip shops or post office would be nice but not essential.
Buying, 130k. I'm not fussed on the house though, 2 bedroom is big enough, just dont want it in teh ghetto.
Something boring like this is fine, cheap and cheerful, thats me.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Something boring like this is fine, cheap and cheerful, thats me.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
Birchwood is OK on the whole, there are plenty of council and housing association properties in the vicinity so try not to get too close to them , although it's by no means rough compared to most council estates.
There's loads of other places around Birchwood all pretty much of a muchness , Oakwood , Gorse Covert , Locking Stumps and slightly further , Padgate
Irlam is also worth considering , not sure if your budget would get you something on a modern development though , there is a lot of new property recently completed there and still some on going building. Irlam is close to the M60 , linking to the 602 but the only drawback is it take 15-20mins to travel from Makro to the Motorway ( about 2 miles ) during rush hour , this is the bottleneck , A57 the only way in and out of Irlam
There's loads of other places around Birchwood all pretty much of a muchness , Oakwood , Gorse Covert , Locking Stumps and slightly further , Padgate
Irlam is also worth considering , not sure if your budget would get you something on a modern development though , there is a lot of new property recently completed there and still some on going building. Irlam is close to the M60 , linking to the 602 but the only drawback is it take 15-20mins to travel from Makro to the Motorway ( about 2 miles ) during rush hour , this is the bottleneck , A57 the only way in and out of Irlam
Edited by R60EST on Monday 30th May 17:42
Might be a stretch on your budget but stockton heath near warrington.Good comute thru lymm, then carrington into manchester.About 15 miles or so. Good train links in warrington. Stockton heath is a smallish village with plenty of pubs and places to eat.Very nice area. Plenty of flats just outside the village along wilderspool causway, large morrisons within walking distance, sainsburys, asda and tesco all in warrington. Thurs, fri, sat village very lively.
TJC46 said:
Might be a stretch on your budget but stockton heath near warrington.Good comute thru lymm, then carrington into manchester.About 15 miles or so. Good train links in warrington. Stockton heath is a smallish village with plenty of pubs and places to eat.Very nice area. Plenty of flats just outside the village along wilderspool causway, large morrisons within walking distance, sainsburys, asda and tesco all in warrington. Thurs, fri, sat village very lively.
Good shout but too expensive, nice place otherwise!!I think I'll look at google maps for small villages then cross reference with rightmove to see whats available!
Culcheth . Well regarded area , on the whole quite expensive although you should get something crop in within your price range. I have heard there are 5 newly built properties almost ready for release , rumours are they will be circa £160k not sure whether this price was set before market became so static. M62 Jn 11 is not too far away and also near enough to the A580.
If you need any further info on Lowton feel free to ask here or via PM
Have you considered some of the nicer areas closer to Salford , Urmston , Stretford even some parts of Eccles are OK
If you need any further info on Lowton feel free to ask here or via PM
Have you considered some of the nicer areas closer to Salford , Urmston , Stretford even some parts of Eccles are OK
Edited by R60EST on Tuesday 31st May 19:51
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