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Greater Manchester town named ‘property hotspot’ after prices jump nearly 10% last year

It's secured a place in the top three.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 3rd February 2025

One Greater Manchester town has been named a ‘property hotspot’ after house prices have increased by nearly 10%.

Every year, leading property listing website, Rightmove, takes a look at all the cities, towns, and residential areas across the UK where house prices saw a significant hike on average last year, and puts together a top 10 list.

The ‘hotspot’ table is made up of a variety of locations where prices rose the most, when compared to the end of the year prior.

And one Greater Manchester town has found itself in the top three.

Taking the top spot on 2024’s list of property ‘hotspots’ is Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey, where the average asking price for a home jumped by 12.5% in 2024, compared with the end of 2023, while the runner up has been named as Bristol’s city centre, with average prices rising by 9%.

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A Greater Manchester town has been named a ‘property hotspot’ after prices jumped nearly 10% last year / Credit: Pexels

Rounding out the top three, however, is the town of Swinton in Salford, with prices also rising by 9%, on average, in 2024 compared to 2023.

Swinton is becoming increasingly popular with first time buyers and families looking for more space and flexibility, while still being close to Manchester city centre, thanks to the several good local schools and community spaces within walking distance.

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Other nearby north west areas in the top 10 for 2024 include Skelmersdale, in Lancashire near the border with Merseyside, and Darwen, also in Lancashire.

Top 10 ‘property hotspots’ for 2024

  1. Sunbury-on-Thames
  2. Bristol city centre
  3. Swinton
  4. Skelmersdale
  5. Gosforth
  6. Swansea
  7. Merthyr Tydfil
  8. Darwen
  9. North Shields
  10. Glenrothes

Overall, the North West was region with the second place highest increase in house prices in 2024 at 3.8%, followed by Wales and beaten only by the North East.

“Despite a slow year for price growth overall, there will always be pockets of Great Britain which perform above the average, and 2024’s list of hotspots is a mixed picture,” commented Rightmove’s Chief Data Officer, Steve Pimblett.

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“Agents tell us that good quality homes in popular areas have continued to attract buyer interest, even in the slower periods of the market since mortgage rates went up.

“We predict that this year will be busier for the market in terms of price increases and sales, particularly if mortgage rates reduce.”

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Looking ahead to 2025, Rightmove predicts that house prices will rise by 4%, on average, across Great Britain by the end of this year.

Featured Image – Benjamin Elliot (via Unsplash)

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A house on Greater Manchester’s most expensive street, with its own football pitch, has gone up for sale

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

A multi million pound mansion has recently gone up for sale in Greater Manchester and it’s even got its own football pitch.

There’s a six bedroom property that has just gone on the market and it’s situated on the region’s most expensive street – Barrow Lane in Hale.

Coming in at a whopping £5,950,000 and spread across four floors, the property nicely titled ‘Green Meadows’ is nestled in the affluent Trafford neighbourhood.

Starting from the (under)ground up, the basement level has everything you could ever wish for. From a private cinema room to your own personal club and bar function room… that’s my Saturday night sorted.

cinema room in multimillion pound Manchester property
Wicked is going on repeat in here. Just try and stop me!
bar club area in multimillion pound Manchester property
Who needs the club, when the club comes to you?

Credit: Rightmove

That’s not all, there’s six more rooms beneath the ground floor such as a store, plant room, recreational area and even a gym with its own sauna and treatment room attached.

As you make your way up the winding staircase to the entrance level, there’s a large reception hall, open plan kitchen, covered terrace and something I never knew I needed until today, a breakfast area.

Up another flight of stairs and onto the first floor where you’re greeted by a galleried landing that leads you off to three separate bedrooms with accompanying en suites.

Each of the six bedrooms in this house has its own en suite meaning you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own living quarters to spruce yourself up before the start of each day.

Bedroom in multimillion pound Manchester property
Grand bedroom in this Greater Manchester mansion.
en suite in multimillion pound Manchester property
Imagine a long hot shower in there.
Credit: Rightmove

The second and top floor is much similar with the final three bedrooms and a second galleried landing. I’ll have to get looking through my best selfies and see which ones I can frame on all these walls!

However, the top floor is boasting something much more impressive that, a room which many have dreamt of for years and years; a walk in wardrobe.

Walk in wardrobe in multimillion pound Altrincham property
This gives me even more of an excuse to buy new clothes.
Credit: Rightmove

Branded as a ‘Dressing Room’ on the official floor plan for the property, this walk in wardrobe has near enough, floor to ceiling storage and an island unit in the middle for, you guessed it, even more storage.

This mansion’s quarters spans just under one acre of land, 0.73 acres to be exact, and the outside of the house features a grand garden space that’s just as interesting.

As you exit the back of the property, after walking out onto the tiled beginning of the garden, your eyes can’t help but fixate on the almost full scale football pitch dominating the green space.

Alongside the main building, there’s a double garage and behind that you’ll find a mini basketball court, that’ll have you dusting off your Jordans and shooting some hoops in no time.

football pitch in multimillion pound Altrincham property.
basketball court in multimillion pound Altrincham property
Credit: Rightmove

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If you’re curious to learn more about the area in which this incredible and stunning property is situated, then go ahead and make Altrincham your oyster.

Now we know not everyone is fortunate enough to afford such grand houses like these, but when it’s online and right in our faces, it’d be rude not to have a nosey, right?

To view the extensive property for yourself including the full floor plan and more pictures, head over to the listing page on Rightmove HERE.

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Behind the doors of the eclectic £1.95m Victorian villa on the market in a leafy Manchester suburb

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Fancy a look inside an eclectic Victorian villa that’s currently on the market in a sought-after Manchester suburb?

The only thing is, you’ll need the small matter of £1.95 million before you can call it yours.

Of course, it goes without saying that the vast majority of people reading this article won’t have £1.95 million just sitting in their bank accounts right now, but if like us, you’ve got no shame in admitting you love looking at houses you can’t afford in places you’ll probably never live, then allow us to introduce you to this absolute stunner.

Take a look behind the grand front door of one of the finest properties the Manchester housing market has to offer at the moment.

This eclectic Victorian villa is on the market in a leafy Manchester suburb for £1.95m / Credit: Inigo (via Rightmove)

This stunning detached villa is situated on a prime residential street in Whalley Range, which is one of south Manchester’s affluent suburbs, known and loved for its wide range of amenities, good local schools, public transport links across Greater Manchester, and green spaces such as the popular Alexandra Park.

Built in 1885, the house sits among a number of grand Victorian villas built around Alexandra Park to serve the wealthy merchants and bankers looking to escape the smog of city centre.

Spanning some 3,854 sq ft, the main house has seven bedrooms and ample living space arranged across four floors, all of which estate agents describe as being “impeccably designed”, while at its rear is a recently-renovated annexe, and a landscaped garden with an established kitchen garden.

While still being steeped in history, the house has undergone an extensive restoration programme over the past decade by its current owner.

The property has undergone extensive restorations over the last decade / Credit: Inigo (via Rightmove)

Decorated to the highest of standards across all four floors, the current owner has managed to respect the Victorian sensibilities of the building, while still introducing a rich colour and material palette.

You enter the historic villa through the arched entry of the original porch, with all of the rooms and staircases situated off the grand hallway.

Some of the property’s stand-out features have to be the array of original fireplaces and bay windows, ornate ceilings, and decorative tiled floors, as well as the accommodations themselves, of course, which include a bespoke kitchen-diner, and seven spacious bedrooms, many with en-suite bathrooms and even one with a purpose-built walk-in-wardrobe.

If all of that wasn’t impressive enough as it is, the property also boasts its very-own retro cinema room and treatment space on the lower ground floor too.

Then, through a Victorian garden wall is where you’ll find the coach house, which sits separate from the main house, and has recently been built as a standalone guest space – with a kitchen, shower room, and mezzanine sleeping area above.

The property’s excellence only continues when you step outside into the garden / Credit: Inigo (via Rightmove)

The property’s excellence only continues when you step outside into the garden.

The garden has been landscaped to make the most of its large corner plot, with a decked area that unfolds from the sunroom and leads down to a lawn that’s bordered by clipped privacy hedging.

The star of the show, however, has to be the kitchen garden, which the current owner has implemented in raised beds, partly shaded by established climbing grape vines which you’ll find are full of fruit in the summer.

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This property on Alexandra Road South is currently on the market with London-based boutique estate agents, Inigo, for a whopping £1.95 million, and if you fancy taking a closer look, then you can contact the property company to arrange a viewing.

Or you could just take the cheaper route instead and have a nosey at the Rightmove link here.

Featured image – Inigo

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