Every month, we show you some of the hottest properties currently on the market in Greater Manchester.
It’s safe to say that Mancunians love a good nosey around other peoples’ houses, and after all, Greater Manchester is a brilliant place to live.
But what can your money currently get you in the area?
In our monthly Hot Property series, we scour the internet to find 10 more of the most diverse, jaw-dropping, accessible, and beautifully-presented homes currently on the market in Greater Manchester for you to take a look at.
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Victoria Avenue
Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20
Philip James Kennedy
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Victoria Avenue / Credit: Philip James Kennedy
Semi-Detached | x5 Bedrooms | x3 Bathrooms
Situated in the heart of Disbury village on one of the area’s most prestigious streets, and just a short walk away from an extensive range of amenities, good local schools, and transport links into Manchester city centre and beyond, is this magnificent early Victorian villa that is presented to the highest of standards throughout.
Managing to retain original character and charm, while having been completely modernised throughout, this semi boasts five spacious bedrooms, a spectacular vaulted rear extension, and a converted basement studio too.
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Externally, the property is garden-fronted to both the front and rear, and there is potential to create off-road parking at the end of the rear garden.
Victoria Avenue / Credit: Philip James Kennedy
The property is currently on the market with the Disbury-based independent estate agents, Philip James Kennedy, for £1.1 million.
Belfry View is described by estate agents as being a “luxury” and “energy-efficient” five-bedroom detached family home.
Situated in the charming historic town of Worsley, which is popular with Manchester’s notable celebrities and socialites, as well as being close to lots of local amenities, schools, and transport links across the region, the property has been completely renovated throughout with no expense spared, and is now ready for prospective buyers to move straight into.
Spacious reception rooms and a top-of-the-range kitchen are some of the accommodation stand-outs, alongside high-spec furnishings, fixtures, and fittings.
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Externally, there are lawned gardens and off-road driveway parking for several vehicles.
Belfry View / Credit: Burton James
The property is currently on the market with Bury-based independent estate agents, Burton James, for £950,000 (Offers in Excess of).
Church Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M29
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Miller Metcalfe
The Old Vicarage / Credit: Miller Metcalfe
Detached | x6 Bedrooms | x2 Bathrooms
The Old Vicarage is a truly breathtaking Grade II-listed home in the affluent village of Astley.
With its origins dating back as far as 1590 and oozing period charm throughout, this stunning property has been sympathetically-extended on a number of occasions over time, and in the 1960s, earned its listed status as a particularly important building of more than special interest.
The current owners have lovingly-renovated the property to the highest of specifications, both inside and out, and there is now a wealth of spectacular living space set over three floors for the new buyers to discover. along with awe inspiring
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There are also stunning mature private gardens that estate agents say “simply must be viewed in person to be fully appreciated”.
The Old Vicarage / Credit: Miller Metcalfe
The property is currently on the market with the Worsley branch of local estate agency chain, Miller Metcalfe, for £1.2 million.
Fancy owning your own piece of local history? Westwood is just that.
Occupying a prime position in the heart of Ramsbottom – which is one of Greater Manchester’s most sought-after market towns, known and loved for its collection of independent businesses, good local schools, and convenient transport links across the region – is this six-bedroom Edwardian semi that was built all the way back in 1902 but has been lovingly-restored by the current owners to make it ideal for modern living.
Estate agents say the property now combines “elegance and grandeur” with “generous living areas” that are perfect for growing families of all sizes.
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Spacious receptions rooms, impressive ceiling heights, and retained character elements are just some of this property’s stand-out internal features, while the outside is just as impressive as the inside – with significant gardens surrounding, and off-road parking for several vehicles.
Westwood / Credit: Fine & Country
The property is currently on the market with the Rossendale and North Manchester branch of national estate agency label, Fine & Country, for £950,000.
Oaklands is an exceptional five-bedroom detached family home standing in over an acre of private grounds that adjoin and overlook Disley Golf Course.
“Meticulously improved” and updated over time by the current and previous owners to now offer a perfect blend of modern amenities and classic charm, this stunning property boasts versatile and well-balanced accommodations throughout that providing ample space for all the family.
Externally, as if it wasn’t already brilliant enough that the property is merely moments away from the historic Lyme Park, and a wealth of other countryside walks on the doorstep too, there are also immaculately-presented lawned gardens, as well as a sweeping driveway behind electric gates and impressive garage parking for up to 10 vehicles.
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Oaklands / Credit: Jordan Fishwick
The property is currently on the market with the Disley-based branch of local estate agents, Jordan Fishwick, for £2.5 million.
Situated in the popular and highly-sought-after Rochdale residential area of Bamford, with plenty of convenient amenities, good schooling options, and versatile transport links across Greater Manchester right on the doorstep, is this three-bedroom detached bungalow that is immaculately presented throughout.
The property has been well maintained by the current owners over a number of years, and is now offered to the market with some seriously high-quality fixtures and fittings, as well as spacious living accommodations and ample storage – including a partially-boarded loft.
Estate agents say viewing is “highly recommended” to truly appreciate all this property has to offer.
Camberley Drive / Credit: Adamsons Barton Kendal
The property is currently on the market with Rochdale-based independent estate agents, Adamsons Barton Kendal, for £440,000 (Offers in the Region of).
Mottram in Longdendale, Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK14
Country Holmes
Hill End Road / Credit: Country Holmes
Detached | x3 Bedrooms | x1 Bathroom
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Offered to the market in ready-to-move-in condition, and benefitting from being just a short distance from the picturesque countryside as well as a wealth of amenities, excellent local schools, and convenient transport links across the North West, is this immaculate three-bedroom detached property in the sough-after Hyde village of Mottram in Logdendale.
It’s not just the desirable location that makes this property ideal for families, but it’s also fully modernised throughout and also boasts spacious living accommodations at every opportunity.
Externally, the property has easy-to-maintain gardens to the front and rear, and off-road driveway parking.
Hill End Road / Credit: Country Holmes
The property is currently on the market with Glossop-based independent estate agents, Country Holmes, for £340,000.
Enviably located on a little cul-de-sac in the popular Oldham residential area of Chadderton, and described by estate agents as being “must-see”, this stunning architecturally-designed five-bedroom detached family home was completed back in 2017 offers overs 2,200 sq ft of pristine living spaces set over three floors.
A true credit to the current owners, the property is flooded with natural light all throughout and boasts plenty of impressive open plan living spaces – including a galleried landing and attic room.
Externally to the rear, there are private mature gardens with built-in seating and a gas fire pit, and convenient driveway parking for several vehicles to the front.
Kiln Hill Close / Credit: Kirkham Property
The property is currently on the market with Chadderton-based independent estate agents, Kirkham Property, for £875,000.
Church Road, Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1
Miller Metcalfe
Halliwell Hall / Credit: Miller Metcalfe
Terraced | x5 Bedrooms | x3 Bathrooms
This is one of Greater Manchester’s most historic properties, but while the outside is like stepping back in time, the inside is a whole other story.
Nestled on the prestigious Church Road in the highly sought-after Bolton residential area of Smithills – with an impressive range of amenities, local schooling options, and convenient transport links across Greater Manchester and beyond – Halliwell Hall is a remarkable period family home that estate agents say “exudes historical charm and grandeur”.
Dating back some 300-years, and holding a significant place in Bolton’s heritage, once you step foot inside the property, you’ll see that the current owners have done an exceptional job at modernising it throughout, while still retaining plenty of period features.
We’d say viewing is absolutely essential with this one.
Halliwell Hall / Credit: Miller Metcalfe
The property is currently on the market with the Bolton branch of local estate agency chain, Miller Metcalfe, for £650,000 (Offers Over).
We’re finishing off this list with what has to be, hands-down, one of the most impressive properties currently on the market in the whole of Greater Manchester right now.
This is Pine Ridge.
Occupying a prime plot one of the region’s most-prestigious roads in the affluent town of Altrincham, and described by estate agents as being an “outstanding residence” that has been totally-transformed and painstakingly-redeveloped to form a truly magnificent family home in stunning grounds that back onto Dunham Forest Golf Course, this six-bedroom property is the definition of ready-to-move-into.
The property boasts spacious open-plan living accommodations throughout, all with stunning attention to detail, as well as immaculate manicured lawned gardens to the front and rear, two garages, and plenty of off-road driveway parking.
Pine Ridge / Credit: Jackson-Stops
The property is currently on the market with Hale-based independent estate agents, Jackson-Stops, for a Guide Price of £3.55 million.
Featured Image – Miller Metcalfe | Jordan Fishwick
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The impressive plan to transform Manchester’s landmark Pall Mall building
Daisy Jackson
Work is now well underway to completely revamp one of Manchester’s most recognisable buildings, Pall Mall.
The Grade II-listed building on the beautiful King Street will be totally transformed into a new city centre innovation hub by Bruntwood SciTech.
You’ve probably walked past it hundreds of times, but soon there’ll be a chance for freelancers, start-ups, and established businesses to step inside and call it home.
For those self-employed of you out there, there are no scary commitments to worry about when Pall Mall reopens – you can just walk in and book a pay-as-you-go-desk, work at the cafe, sign up for a coworking membership, or go all the way to serviced offices or sign up for the sort of office space you can put your own stamp on – all with flexible payment options.
Once completed, there’ll be 12 floors of work spaces for between one and 70 people across three interconnected towers.
If you spend your 9-5 in one of the office spaces at Pall Mall, you’ll have access to a free state-of-the-art gym, a contemplation room, a lounge and library space, and a roof terrace with panoramic views across Manchester city centre.
There’ll also be secure EV charging points and a large cycle hub, plus plenty of greenery added through an outdoor piazza and revitalised entrance space. And every communal space will operate at net zero carbon. Snazzy.
Pall Mall is a 90,000 sq ft giant in the heart of Manchester, with a rich cultural and historical significance and is an example of a high-quality post-war site.
CGIs released as part of the plans show bright and open work spaces with lots of fully fitted offices ready to move straight into, plus a totally overhauled outdoor space to make use of an often-overlooked external space in the city centre.
Pall Mall will have a revitalised piazza outside. Credit: Bruntwood SciTechThere’ll be a cafe on site at Pall Mall. Credit: Bruntwood SciTech
The ambitious £30m project comes from Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s largest dedicated property platform dedicated to growing the science, tech and innovation sectors, which is a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and Greater Manchester Pension Fund, who last October announced that they would be investing a further £500m into building or refurbing work-class spaces for these types of businesses, and Pall Mall was one of these first commitments.
Principal contractor Dragonfly has been appointed to build the Sheppard Robson-designed development and local teams also working on the development include Ramboll as sustainability consultants, Deloitte as planning consultants, heritage consultant Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture and structural engineers DWLLP.
Businesses will be able to move into adaptable and flexible workspaces, with different lease lengths available to cater for businesses as they grow.
Those moving into Pall Mall will be part of a culture that prioritises sustainable growth, from the net-zero communal spaces to the net-zero construction, with the building’s original structure being maintained to save 7,900 tonnes of additional carbon (the equivalent of one passenger making 26,000 flights from London to New York).
There’ll be an all-electric heating and cooling system, a smart building management system, and new mechanical ventilation heat recovery units to maximise energy efficiency and provide fresh air control to businesses.
Pall Mall will have a gym. Credit: Bruntwood SciTechCGIs show how Pall Mall will look when the work is complete. Credit: Bruntwood SciTech
Once complete, Pall Mall is targeting a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating and EPC A rating – a significant achievement for a Grade II listed, 1960s building.
Their green credentials have been noticed – Pall Mall is a finalist in the 2024 edie Awards for Green Building Project of the Year, and also won Best Commercial Unbuilt Project at the 2024 Manchester Society of Architects Awards.
Start-ups, scale-ups and global businesses alike will gain access to a UK-wide network of 1100 like-minded businesses across Bruntwood SciTech’s community, which spans 31 city centre hubs and nine science and technology campuses in six cities, and in Manchester includes the likes of Circle Square, Manchester Science Park, Bond, Bloc, 111 Piccadilly and Blackfriars in Manchester.
There are big names who already operate from Bruntwood Scitech’s Manchester innovation hubs including – to name but a few – Roku, Deliveroo, AO, Social Chain, Mills & Reeve, and tonnes of freelancers.
They can access Bruntwood SciTech’s growth support, including direct access to funding and investors, highly skilled talent, new markets, and an extensive clinical, academic and public partner network.
Ciara Keeling, Chief Operating Officer for Bruntwood SciTech said: “Bruntwood SciTech has a strong blueprint for creating innovation ecosystems, having undertaken significant projects across many of the UK’s cities and regions.
CGIs show how Pall Mall will look when the work is complete. Credit: Bruntwood SciTech
“We believe that these hubs are not only essential to the development, growth and success of many exciting innovation-focused businesses, but can play a significant role in transforming our regional economies and putting the UK on a path to achieving its ambitions of being an innovation powerhouse.
“Work commencing on our redevelopment of Pall Mall marks an important step in our mission to power economies through innovation, supporting Manchester to continue growing its support for the knowledge economy, and becoming a more environmentally sustainable city.
“Core to our vision for the building is to develop a workspace that caters specifically to the needs of disruptors and innovators, whilst also remaining acutely conscious of our responsibility to champion the building’s heritage and inherent character.”
Pall Mall’s redevelopment is targeted to complete in 2025, and is supported by Savills and CBRE.
Want to call Pall Mall home for your business? Enquire today.
A Manc’s guide to Piccadilly East – Manchester’s up-and-coming new neighbourhood
Daisy Jackson
Manchester is an ever-evolving beast.
Just when you think the city centre has reached its peak, entire new neighbourhoods with exciting new openings spring up out of the blue.
Take, for example, Ancoats – just a few short years ago it was more run-down mill than run clubs and martinis, and now it’s a buzzing neighbourhood with a Michelin star and some of the UK’s most respected restaurants and bars.
The newest contender for the coolest neighbourhood in Manchester is Piccadilly East, a previously overlooked tangle of roads, warehouses and canals just behind Piccadilly train station.
It’s all change round here though, with loads to see and do to keep you entertained.
And it’s not all about the food and the drink and the culture and the nightlife (though there is a lot of that) – it’s also about the new homes that have been built here, like The Castings.
The design-led development has 352 homes, ranging from well-thought-out studios to spacious three-bedroom apartments, some of the best views in the city, and unreal amenities. More on that later.
For now, this is your essential guide to Piccadilly East.
Burgerism and Sureshot Brewery / Credit: The Manc Group
Food and drink
Diecast* – The big name in this new neighbourhood is Diecast, a sprawling food, drink and music spot with masses of outside space, 64 combinations of frozen daiquiri, New York-style pizzas, and even retro caravans you can sit in.
Ramona and The Firehouse* – It started as a teepee serving Detroit-style pizzas slices, and has now expanded into the neighbouring MOT garage, which has been transformed into a glittering party palace serving fire-cooked meats, flatbreads, and pure disco.
Tariff and Dale* – A long-time favourite in the Northern Quarter, with the sort of natural industrial charm that so many have tried and failed to replicate, Tariff and Dale is known best for its classic cocktails, British beers, and wood-fired pizzas.
Freight Island – Want to be spoilt for choice for your dinner? Piccadilly East rubs shoulders with Freight Island, a massive food hall and entertainment space that plays host to loads of great traders from across the North West, including the award-winning Burgerism.
Diecast and Cloudwater Brewery / Credit: The Manc Group
Cloudwater* – Arguably the most well-known craft brewery in Manchester, if not the UK, Cloudwater has its own taproom here in Piccadilly East, where you can sip on delicious beers directly above the brewery itself.
Track – Another spot where you can drink your beer as close to the source as possible is Track (happily, directly across the road from Cloudwater), which has built a beautiful taproom inside its huge brewery where you can crack open a can while you watch beers being canned in front of you.
Sureshot – Part of the unofficial Piccadilly Beer Mile (there are a lot of brewers working around here) is Sureshot, a brewery with some of the funniest beer names in Manchester and an excellent taproom too.
Shopping
Northern Flower* – Want a new little leafy mate for your new pad, or a bunch of flowers to treat a special someone (that special someone could be yourself)? Then Northern Flower is the spot for you. It’s a long-standing florist in the Northern Quarter, a short walk from Piccadilly East.
The Norah Store – Okay this is technically in Ancoats, not Piccadilly East, but the beauty of the new neighbourhood is that it’s very central. The Norah Store sells vintage-inspired womenswear, all designed by female designers and other small independent business owners.
Literally the entire Northern Quarter – Actually, if you end up living in Piccadilly East you’re incredibly well-placed for some of the best independent shopping in the North West. In the Northern Quarter alone you’ll find vintage shops, boutiques, comic book shops, florists, bakeries, record shops, lifestyle stores, and more.
Northern Flower and The Norah Store / Credit: The Manc Group
Nightlife and hotels
The Warehouse Project – When it comes to nightlife, Piccadilly East is at the heart of quite possibly the most famous clubbing series in Europe – The Warehouse Project. Taking over Depot Mayfield every autumn and winter, it attracts the biggest names in dance, electronic, house and more for several weeks of pure fun.
Leonardo – Time to rest your weary head? The new Leonardo Hotel has plenty of spacious bedrooms, and is a familiar sight now thanks to its striking Jenga block-style exterior with plants spilling out from every level.
Dakota – Another hotel in this neck of the woods is Dakota, a luxury spot with phenomenal rooms that’s played host to more than a few celebrities since it opened in 2019 (cough cough, Hugh Jackman…)
Culture
Mayfield Park – One of the best things for locals to do around Piccadilly East is to check out the new Mayfield Park, Manchester’s first new city centre park in 100 years. It was recently awarded a prestigious Green Flag award, with judges saying they had ‘never seen such an outstanding urban park’.
Ancoats Marina – There’s more valuable outside space to be found near Piccadilly East, with Ancoats Marina and all its charms right across the road. You can grab a coffee, a pastry, a wine or a pint, and soak in the waterside views.
Co-op Live and Mayfield Park / Credit: The Manc Group
Co-op Live – Piccadilly East is walking distance for most people to the brand-new Co-op Live arena, a staggering new music venue that’s already hosted some of the biggest music names in the world, with plenty more to come.
Events – There are always things happening at all of the places we’ve mentioned already, whether you’re wanting to browse a Maker’s Market, dance into the early hours, or even go to a Batman exhibition (this one has sadly departed but something similar will surely follow).
Property
The Castings – When it comes to where to live in Piccadilly East, The Castings is a clear favourite. Its apartments have been finished to the highest standards with huge bedrooms with massive built-in wardrobes, well-equipped kitchens complete with top-of-the-range appliances, and stunning living spaces that are flooded with natural light.
The building also has its own gym, kitted out with Technogym equipment that includes a free weights zone, squat rack, and cardio equipment, or taking on a class in the studio where virtual instructors are available seven days a week.
Then there’s an on-site home working hub with 12 desk spaces, three private booths, and a bookable meeting room, plus a media room with a huge sofa and 86” TV.
And just off the working hub is one of several roof terraces which looks out over a small but green square below.
The Castings / Credit: The Manc Group
Transport
The easiest commute in the world awaits you from Piccadilly East, which is (as the name suggests) right beside Manchester Piccadilly and all the many trains that pass through it every day.
You’re also very close to key stops on the Metrolink tram stop, bus routes, and are walking distance from all of Manchester city centre.
Emily Sergeant -
15th August 2024 
