What part of North West England should I live in?

[CanIHaveChocolatePlease]

I hope it’s okay to put this in here, I couldn’t see a dedicated section for relocating!

I’m Irish and live in Ireland, but have wanted to live in England for a few years now for various reasons (things like more choices of shops, types of schools, towns etc, not as casual attitudes to rules etc), but I’ve come across better job/training opportunities in England than I can get in Ireland, which makes me want to live there even more now

I’d be targeting moving there late this year/early next year (yes I know I’m mad with the uncertainty of Brexit coming up but I feel that personally it’s the best choice for me!)

My preference has always been the North West region (no offence to any other areas, I like the idea of there being so many areas/towns/regions near each other and feel that the climate, lifestyle etc would suit me best)

I am hoping to do the school-based primary teaching
degree at Edge Hill uni and then work as a teaching assistant during the week, and then maybe a Saturday job in a shop to boost my funds more.

So I would like to be accessible to Ormskirk (where Edge Hill is), but also accessible to more non-student towns and cities, especially Manchester and Liverpool .

I would like to live in a decent sized town rather than in the city or in the rural countryside.

From looking up houses in the area, I think somewhere like the town of Leigh would suit me well, but I would just like people’s advice and opinions so that I wouldn’t regret my choice

I’m single so wouldn’t have to be worrying about having to bring family members over with me

Thanks in advance, I’d really appreciate people’s insights☺️

Hi OP!

I live in the north west and went to edge hill ans commuted in for my last year. I live in warrington, it's a large town and the south of the town is really nice and I would recommend it as a place to live, you can be in the town centre quickly, its half way between Manchester and liverpool (20 minute train to each), and access to the country side. There are also areas such as Stockton heath that has a lovely high street with independent shops and bars and restaurants. Travel time to edge hill is about half an hour :)

Chester is a beautiful place to live

@CanIHaveChocolatePlease
Why do you keep posting the same thread? This is at least the third time you've posted this in recent weeks and you've had lots of replies!

I wasn’t sure where would be the best place to put it so I put it in a few places and I’ve had people answering on most of them so I was keeping each one up to date

Thanks again for all of the positive and helpful comments, I really appreciate it