Property News · April 21, 2012

Let's move to Altrincham and Hale, Greater Manchester


If it’s general swankiness and astonishingly good schools you’re after, look no furtherWhat’s going for it? There have been strange sightings on the Metrolink tram from Altrincham to Trafford Docks. UFLs. Up From Londoners. The BBC’s arrival at the gruesomely titled MediaCityUK has added to the gene pool of the local property market, with Altrincham and Hale favoured on account of their general swankiness and astonishingly good schools. In Londonese, they are Kensington and Chiswick to Chorlton’s Hackney: leafy and rich. Although Altrincham’s centre, one of the richest patches of the north, has, according to a 2010 report, the most boarded-up shops in the country. They hope to parachute in Mary Portas for a zuzz. Until then, the pair have more than enough attractions to keep ’em coming: delicious property, golf courses, sylvan walks in the Bollin Valley and even a Priory Hospital (always a sign of swank) when it all gets too much.The case against The Trafford Centre did for the high street: conservation areas and Old Market Place aside, it’s depressing. Otherwise, it’s Margo and Jerry crossed with Hollyoaks. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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