Every month, we show you some of the hottest properties currently on the market in Greater Manchester.
And you all seem to love them.
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.
When it comes to property types in the region too, you really couldn’t get more diverse, as the traditional terraced streets make up the fabric of many inner city and borough town areas, while the wide range of leafy suburbs is where you’ll find some of the more sought-after and pricier family homes.
But what can your money currently get you in the area?
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In our monthly Hottest 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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Harvey Street
Halliwell, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1
Karen Ritchie Estates
Harvey Street / Credit: Karen Ritchie Estates
Terraced Cottage | x2 Bedrooms | x1 Bathroom
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Dating back to the early 1800s, and offering an abundance of traditional style and charm, this surprisingly-spacious, two-bedroom terraced cottage is ready to move straight into, and benefits from being within walking distance of a wide range of local amenities, well-regarded local schools, and excellent transport links for commuting, while still being in a semi-rural surrounding and close to country walks.
Boasting beautiful open views to the rear of the property, this quaint cottage is perfect for First Time Buyers, smaller families, or those looking to down-size and remain conveniently located to the outdoors.
This property should be viewed to be fully appreciated.
Harvey Street / Credit: Karen Ritchie Estates
The property is currently on the market with Bolton-based independent estate agents Karen Ritchie Estates for £159,950.
Situated in a sought-after residential area, with a wide range of amenities, schooling options, and transport links conveniently on the doorstep, and Oldham town centre only a five-10 minute drive away, this immaculately presented, three-bedroom semi-detached home has been finished to a high standard by the current owners, and offers spacious and flexible living spaces throughout.
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The property boasts open-plan living room with wood burning stove and French door access to the garden, while there is also newly-fitted modern kitchen kitchen with utility area, and three generous sized bedrooms.
Externally, the property benefits from driveway parking to the front, and lawned garden areas to both the front and the rear.
Enfield Avenue / Credit: Purplebricks
The property is currently on the market with leading online national estate agents Purplebricks for £170,000.
Located within the sought-after Wharfside Development – which was originally a major cotton mill that has undergone a massive refurbishment over recent years to create 51 contemporary apartments – this immaculately presented, two-bedroom duplex apartment is within walking distance to Bury town centre, the stunning Burrs Country Park, and a wide range of other amenities, schooling options, and transport links.
The beautiful apartment occupies the ground and lower ground floors, with the stunning accommodation boasting an open plan kitchen/lounge and stairs leading to the lower floor where there are two bedrooms, a recently-fitted bathroom, and a large decked veranda overlooking Woodhill Brook.
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The property also benefits from a secure intercom/phone entry system, secure underground allocated parking, and an additional outside parking space too.
Wharfside Apartments / Credit: Entwistle Green
The property is currently on the market with the Bury branch of estate agency chain Entwistle Green for £160,000 (Offers Over).
This immaculately-presented, five-bedroom bay fronted semi-detached property is positioned on a highly-popular residential crescent off Hurstville Road in Chorlton, and is within a 10-minute walk to all the independent shops, bars, and restaurants that the area is loved for, as well as being close to parks and local nature reserves, well-regarded local schools, and easy transport links for commuting.
Having been extended and lovingly-refurbished by the current owners, the property boasts large flexible living spaces throughout, with the stand-out being an open plan dining room/kitchen/lounge room with bifold door access to the rear garden.
It also benefits from a paved driveway providing off road parking, and an enclosed lawned garden to the rear with a garden room.
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The property is ideal for a professional couple or a family due to the space available.
Redland Crescent / Credit: JP & Brimelow
The property is currently on the market with the Chorlton branch of local estate agents JP & Brimelow for £750,000 (Offers in the Region of).
Having been maintained to the highest of standards by the current owners, this well-presented top floor apartment is being offered to the market situated on a small private development just off Walkden Avenue within easy access to Wigan town centre and all the amenities on offer, as well as a range education facilites and transport links.
The property has the benefit of electric panel heating, and lift access to the open plan living areas and spacious bedrooms, while externally, it also benefits from communal garden areas surrounding.
It also comes with an allocated parking space, plus additional visitor parking bays.
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Walkden Avenue / Credit: Belvoir
The property is currently on the market with the Wigan branch of estate agency chain Belvoir for £135,000 (Offers in Excess Of).
This stunning period detached four-bedroom family home is sat on one of the most popular roads in Hazel Grove.
Situated close to a wide range of amenities, and well-regarded local schooling options, as well close to convenient transport links to Stockport town centre and the rest of Greater Manchester, if you’re looking for flexible living areas to put your stamp on, then this is a property worth viewing as it has a show-stopping extended modern fitted kitchen featuring a centre island, and plenty of space for entertaining with doors opening onto the beautiful landscaped rear gardens.
Externally, the property benefits from off-road parking to the front for several vehicles, and there is even planning permission to extend.
Sandringham Road / Credit: Bridgfords
The property is currently on the market with the Hazel Grove branch of estate agency chain Bridgfords for a guide price of £650,000.
Rarely do properties like this become available on the market in this area.
Located on an enviable elevated position in a sought-after residential area of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a wealth of amenities right on the doorstep, this three-bedroom, bay-fronted mid terraced property sits on the historic Currier Lane, and has been modernised to a high standard throughout.
The well-planned and spacious accommodations have been much-improved by the present owners, and offer plenty of flexible space for a growing family to make their own, with an extremely spacious loft providing potential further accommodation if required.
Externally, the property has a cottage-style garden to the front, and a good sized garden area to the rear.
Currier Lane / Credit: Home Estate Agents
The property is currently on the market with the Stalybridge branch of local estate agents Home Estate Agents for £350,000.
Offered to the market with no onward chain, and providing prospective buyers with the chance to add their own style and taste, this well-presented, three bedroom semi-detached property is located on a popular modern development off Turf Hill Road in the well-connected Kingsway area of Rochdale.
Sitting in an enviable cul-de-sac position overlooking playing fields to the rear, the property benefits from open-plan ground floor living spaces, modern fitted kitchen, and three spacious bedrooms. Externally, there is a garden to the front along with a block paved driveway, and an easy-to-maintain garden with artificial grass and patio to the rear.
There is also a useful outbuilding with light and power connected to the rear too.
Carpenters Way / Credit: Ryder & Dutton
The property is currently on the market with the Rochdale branch of local estate agents Ryder & Dutton for £180,000 (Offers in Excess of).
Ellesmere Park, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M30
Tyron Ash Real Estate
Stafford Road / Credit: Tyron Ash Real Estate
Detached | x4 Bedrooms | x4 Bathrooms
This is by far one of the most unique properties currently on the market in Greater Manchester.
Located in the affluent and sought-after area of Ellesmere Park in Eccles on a completely private estate with two separate entrances and planning approved to build a third entrance to the rear, is this detached, bespoke-built property maintained to the highest standard and described as being pinnacle of luxury living in the outskirts of Manchester city centre, while still being close to country parks and nature.
The estate is made up of a four-bedroom main residence, with stand-out features including a cinema room, large open-plan kitchen for entertaining, and an impressive marble entrance, and then there is two further outbuildings with a self-contained two-bedroom apartment, and a one-bedroom apartment.
The finish quality of the entire build is unlike any other, and the majority of the fittings and materials are completely bespoke and have been specially-imported.
Stafford Road / Credit: Tyron Ash Real Estate
The property is currently on the market with national estate agents Tyron Ash Real Estate for £1.5 million (Offers Over).
This immaculate period property in the sought-after location of Bowdon – which has recently been extended and updated to an excellent standard to offer accommodation of approximately 1500 sq ft – is ideally-situated close to a number of excellent schools and local amenities, and provides a combination of traditional period features and contemporary fittings.
Arranged over three floors, the property benefits from modern, open-plan living spaces to create a stylish and spacious home full of charm and character designed for modern living and growing families of all sizes.
Externally, the property has off-road driveway parking for multiple vehicles and a private rear garden with a South-facing patio area and artificial lawn.
Vicarage Lane / Credit: Strike
The property is currently on the market with national online estate agents Stike for a guide price of £839,950.
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 -
8th July 2022 
