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Where to buy a family home near Chorlton cum Hardy

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GottoM · 12/07/2018 14:45

Hello, looking for advice on areas near or like Chorlton cum Hardy in Manchester. We’d love to buy in central Chorlton but can only afford something teeny. Suggestions for nearby alternatives welcome. Anyone know which bits of whalley range, stretford or Withington are nice?

Thanks!

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wowfudge · 12/07/2018 14:51

Chorlton side of Whalley Range/Northern Moor/Stretford? What is your budget? I would do a search on Rightmove within 3 miles and pick out houses in budget you like the look of then go and have a drive round. See what the streets are like, etc and the feel of places.

CharlotteFlax · 12/07/2018 17:36

Can you afford Mersey Bank/Darley Avenue way? Stretford is meant to be up and coming but the mall and Chester Rd make it fugly as sin. Urmston has a similar feel to Chorlton but isn't as trendy. What's your budget and what do you need?

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GottoM · 12/07/2018 18:07

Anywhere you recommend scoping out in particular? Have checked out urmston and it seems nice. £300k is budget so could afford darley ave end of chorlton but don't know much about it.

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ChristmasTablecloth · 12/07/2018 18:09

Is it really called Chorlton cum Hardy? Shock

PicklingGherkins · 12/07/2018 18:10

😂

PicklingGherkins · 12/07/2018 18:10

I am a child

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GottoM · 12/07/2018 18:40

Yes!Grin

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Firsttimemum892 · 12/07/2018 18:44

I wouldn’t move to Darley ave right near Mersey bank and nell lane which are both very rough , 300k is a nice budget I would be looking at northernden , gatley or maybe sale if I had that budget :) I don’t see the hype around chorlton some people want to live there for the sake of saying they do. I grew up in withington , lived in stretford and went to school on darley ave. I would look into stretford but not withington Smile

Firsttimemum892 · 12/07/2018 18:46

I agree urmston is nicer than stretford but the bit between stretford and chorlton is very nice

Limpopobongo · 12/07/2018 18:55

You want to move to Chorlton (cum hardy)? Why??

Bishybarnybee · 12/07/2018 19:20

The area around Withington Road/ Egerton Road South/St Werburghs Road/ Wilbraham Road might be just in your price range , also the semis on the other side of Wilbraham Road. Less trendy than Chorlton proper, less gangster land than Darley Avenue, very diverse with lots of young families, fairly high proportion of south Asian families but not exclusively so. Sometimes issues getting primary school places as not very near any of them, so worth checking with the schools but generally comfortably in the Chorlton High Catchment.

Parts of Levenshulme are a bit Chorlton ish, not sure about prices.

Chorlton has a strong guardian reader element, which makes a lot of people mock it for vegan snowflakery, and a proximity to inner city Manchester, which makes it far from crime free, but there are far worse places to live!

CharlotteFlax · 12/07/2018 20:20

I'm in that area Bishy and original 3 bedders in need of major refurb are going for that now. Trouble is they're running out as everyone extends!

It's real name is Chorlton cum Hardy but we just call is plain Chorlton!

FinallyGotAnIPhone · 12/07/2018 21:05

Sale? Urmston? Timperley?

SwayingInTime · 12/07/2018 21:07

Firswood is where you want.

SwayingInTime · 12/07/2018 21:10

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Firswood.html

All lovely streets.

Lanaa · 12/07/2018 21:29

Agree with Firswood. It's ok there. The problem is many of the areas around Chorlton are shitholes and rather overpriced as people from vastly overpriced Chorlton spill out.

united4ever · 13/07/2018 00:04

firswood..... or kings road and nearby streets in stretford...but that's a long road...cheaper but less nice at northern end near the quadrant if southern end close to edge lane is out of budget.

Limpopobongo · 13/07/2018 07:06

Chorlton and indeed many other areas like it are simply media and estate agent constructs. They create an aspirational product then exploit it for their own ends. When they have milked it dry, they up sticks and move their EA shop somewhere else and repeat the process.

Not long ago i happened to be in a 2 up 2 down end terrace in Chorlton.

The couple who lived there had recently bought it. I was curious as to how much they paid and was shocked when i checked it out. Could not believe it. Surely a case of the Emperors new clothes.

You couldnt even park your car outside. It was the sort of road where you had to be home by 4pm or you would have to park miles away.

There are so many areas of the UK that are ok places to live. They are all the same. They have houses, streets, shops etc.. The only thing that changes is the media and EA bullshit that seeks to drive the market.

wowfudge · 13/07/2018 07:35

I have friends who live in Chorlton and have done for years - it's not a construct, it's somewhere where there is a lot going on in a fairly compact area and it's close to Manchester city centre. Has been for over 20 years. People priced out of Didsbury have moved to Chorlton, pushing prices up. Plus there are a lot of HMOs in larger houses. I've known people prepared to rent a room for the price you could rent an entire house a few miles away.

Limpopobongo · 13/07/2018 20:16

So what goes on in Chorlton?

namechangedtoday15 · 13/07/2018 20:35

Agree with wowfudge, lots of students who go to uni in Manchester but stay once they've graduated buy or rent in Chorlton as it's much like Didsbury but cheaper, some some HMOs too. Always been quite hip, quite trendy, very much young professional/ex studenty and probably slightly maturer people who want to stay young Smile! Think it's getting more family oriented too as young families move in.

To the pp who says what's going on - restaurants / bars / shops / gyms / yoga - all the various forms of that / children's activities. Much like lots of other suburbs of Manchester (or other large city). Not sure I understand the question Hmm - why would you imply there's nothing going on there.

But as with everywhere, there are roads that are more sought after than others and prices reflect that.

Limpopobongo · 13/07/2018 21:04

I'm not saying there isnt stuff "going on" in Chorlton. I am just re-enforcing my EA/media construct theory and saying that Most areas are pretty much the same i.e houses,streets,parked cars,shops etc.

Example 2 bed end old terrace in Chorlton..£265,000 (ROTFL..)
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-74171183.html

or

Three bed modern detached and keep £100,000 in your pocket
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55131042.html

namechangedtoday15 · 13/07/2018 21:22

Eh??? Chorlton is nothing like Middleton Confused.

wowfudge · 13/07/2018 22:18

Your construct theory isn't up to much, I'm afraid. If you live in Chorlton you are a short walk from a myriad of independent shops, bars and restaurants - it's a place where people go out and socialise and it has a vibe of its own. It's a bit alternative too. Didsbury isn't like that anymore.

I have never chosen to live in Chorlton but I can see its attraction. Middleton? Nah.

namechangedtoday15 · 13/07/2018 22:39

This is quite old but very funny - speaks volumes about Chorlton & neighbouring suburbs

news report

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