Droylsden, Manchester

[AgileMadness]

Hello,
Does anyone know Droylsden relatively well please? A relative is looking to move there and is after some information on best parts to focus on and which ones to avoid.

It appears Droylsden hasn't always had a good reputation but with the introduction of the tram stops, I've heard it described as "up and coming".
Any information will be appreciated.

@Viviennemary

I'd avoid nearly every area mentioned. They are all dire.

Dramatic much! This is the reality most buyers looking at the sub £175k market face when looking in Manchester now.

I sold my house in Levenshulme in 2016 for £152000. It's just sold again for £224000! They didn't even do any work to it but shows how quickly the market is moving, Levy is on the up. You could still get a 3 bed there for £175000 but might need some work.
I liked living there, was there for 12 years. Had the car broken into once but no other trouble. I'm sure Didsbury/Chorlton etc have a higher rate of car theft/burglary etc

It’s true! Chorlton really desirable and expensive but has a high crime rate.

Also....avoid all areas mentioned? Some of those areas are fine. Urmston has been mentioned. That’s a nice place to live for example.

For £150k you’re only going to be able to buy ‘up and coming’ in Manchester. After that it’s satellite towns. Bolton, Oldham etc.

I think if I was brand new to a city I would rent first so I could get to know the area first.

Monton is very expensive...and I've not seen anything in the sub 160k bracket for sale in urmston either.

What about Swinton? Could get 3 bed terrace for that price there, loads of transport there too.

People are so dramatic - ‘avoid all areas mentioned’ us working class people do have to live somewhere you know

Levy IS definitely on the up. It’ll be the next Withington - still rough round the edges but will be perceived as ‘edgy’ and ‘cool’.

Some parts of Salford would be great to live in. But as a PP has said, it’s becoming more and more expensive.

Just thought of Burnage as I like the primary schools there but it’s got more expensive to buy there too! I will carry on having a think.

Also Denton is fine if they find a house they like there.

@Floridaflipflops

MirandaMarple gritty? I’m not sure. The streets are filthy and filled with litter. Windows are boarded up with railing on. A lot of the properties are owned by shot landlords that rent the rooms out to students and are happy to let them fall in to disrepair. There is a lot of drug/gang activity. It’s a horrible place to bring a child up in.

Levenshulme? I just want to make sure- you're talking about Levenshulme here?

edwardmellor.co.uk/news/sunday-times-levenshulme-2019/

Lots of the areas mentioned here are fine. Like anywhere else close to a city there are nice and not so nice bits, but lots of the statements here sound exaggerated and are maybe coming from a more affluent area and expectations v reality. If the budget is £150 to £175k it’s simply not going to buy much at the moment. It will limit to a terraced house or not as lovely road. If you are a first time buyer or on a low to average wage and are trying to get a deposit together, not overstretch and have money left to modernise or decorate, it’s a fairly average amount to be spending and your choices have to reflect limitations. Droylsden, where op asked about originally has its most expensive house listed in right move as £360k sstc. That’s a considerable amount for many parts of the UK, and not at all what you would find in what some people here are describing. Manchester is expensive, and not everywhere is affluent, but average for most people. Like I said in an earlier post, there are pros and cons of every area, it depends what you want your home and area to give you, set against what you can afford. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Levenshulme is fine!

Reddish is also nice. Particularly around Holdsworth square, which puts you in walking distance of the Heatons. House prices are shooting up but still within their budget.

I know a few people who've moved over Oldham way (failsworth?) As prices are cheap still but very good connections via team to the city centre.

@CatsCatsCats11 looking in swinton all the time, two bed terraces are around the 150k and unfortunately she's missed out on a couple but it's kind of top of the list at the moment. Needs two double bedrooms and some of the terraces have used half a bedroom to put upstairs bathroom in which rules some out. Hopeful that some more will come up that have everything she needs for the right price.

@mojitosnow are there any parts of Salford that are better/worse? Any advice is welcome 😊

Is something like this for her? How big would the second bedroom need to be? www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/68471490#/

@unmarkedbythat thanks, this one is a bit too far out of town for her, but size wise she just needs two proper double bedrooms as she may rent one out.

She is checking rightmove daily, it's just trying to weed out the rough areas that's the hardest bit. She's lived in Manchester for a few years (fallowfield as a student and Salford quays in a rental) but doesn't know the suburbs very well.

@yearinyearout I actually think Salford way could be a fab compromise for her if she was willing to explore that option. Quite a few of DD’s uni friends who lived in South Manchester whilst studying (Fallow, Withington etc) migrated that way when they wanted to remain in Manchester as like your DD everywhere was just too bloody expensive to buy!
Did someone mention Swinton? I think that’d be a good option and can get quickly into the city centre.
My niece has lived in Weaste in Salford and around the Camp Street area which is apparently known for being absolutely crap but she’s never had any problems. She works in Manc city centre and gets there easily and spends lots of her free time at the Quays so doesn’t really hang about anywhere ‘rough’ iyswim.

I do feel for young people wanting to stay on here after there studies. Uni of Manchester students always live in the south of the city so that’s the areas they get to know (Fallow, Withington, Chorlton, Didsbury etc) but they’re also the areas impossible to buy in! That being said I’ve lived in south Manchester for decades and I do absolutely love it here. Some 2 bed flats in Withington do go for around the £170,000 mark if she could save up a bit more and cut out true stress of having to find somewhere in an area she is unfamiliar with.

That should’ve said ‘I actually think Stockport way could be a fab compromise’!

I grew up there, I'd choose droylsden over Denton. Especially if you have children you have a great choice of secondary schools in droylsden. More restaurants and bars are opening in the area and it's a lot better than it used to be.

My daughter goes to the new high school there and people have been moving from cheadle and other areas as the new school has a great reputation. It's only going to get more expensive as the new school progresses and has ofsted/exam results.

There are bad areas of droylsden though and with that budget it's likely that's where she would end up. I'm not sure why someone has referred to the Broadway area being the best area the highest crime is around there and the new estate nearby on the marina. If I was moving to droylsden I'd go with the top end near littlemoss.

@hartof Is the area near Little Moss accessible by tram please?
What are the streets around Sunny bank park like? Are those typical problem areas? I think my relatives have seen some options in their price range around there and it's quite close to the tram stop.

It was me with the Broadway reference. Its nice, tree lined,older semis and detached, a small green and good to outstanding nearby schools. I expect any crime to be related to that tbh, although I agree that the area on the other side of Fairfield Road is not good. Littlemoss is nice,probably newer ish houses with a large estate, plus older terraces? mostly, the other side of Droylsden, as pp said too, but The Sunnyside Road /Sunnybank park area is one to avoid in my opinion. Look at Audenshaw too, thats ok, and there is currently building work on the old Robertsons site, probably accessed from both Droylsden and Audenshaw but I don't know what the spec will be.

[quote AgileMadness]@hartof Is the area near Little Moss accessible by tram please?
What are the streets around Sunny bank park like? Are those typical problem areas? I think my relatives have seen some options in their price range around there and it's quite close to the tram stop. [/quote]
You would only be able to get the tram to the stop in droylsden and walk upto Littlemoss which is around10-15 mins or regular buses go up there. Sunny bank would not be desirable IMO. But this is all relative and depends on where she is moving to and what environment she is used to. Does she need the tram to get around? Failsworth is another good option, close to the town centre and motorway. Very likely to get something decent in that price range and it's very close to droylsden. Unless she lived in the Hollinwood area she wouldn't be able to use the tram but the bus network is very good, you can for example get a bus from there to the Trafford centre.

tbh, i think that the problem with Droylsden is that there are nice roads and avenues, but the one round the corner can be dreadful, I think thats where the Broadway bit came in, but its the same throughout. I think if it was me I would avoid around the centre mostly, which is Medlock Street, Sunnyside Road and avenues off there, although again there are the odd nice avenue. I would avoid further up towards Moorside and the roads off there, but then there is a small estate off to the left, cant remember the name, and further on into Litltemoss, again mixed, further on again satrts to lead towards Ashton and Woodhouses, which is nice, and Newmarket road is ok, towards Ashton. The Broadway bit is the other end, off Ashton Hill Lne which is not nice, going towards Audenshaw. The roads around there are busy, but nice older semis towards Ryecroft with a tram, Clarendon Road is popular but more expensive and several small to large new build estates but quite expensive again. Not much available to link to on rightmove as everything is sold, top end of these areas between 400 and 550 recently sold, lower end in the price bracket 150 -70, again reflecting how mixed it is in little pockets of desirability. Just my opinion though, everyone thinks differently.

We are in Reddish. It's absolutely fine. Getting nicer and nicer. The heatons have far more crime and I say that as someone who grew up in a posh bit of Cheshire. Our dc are in a nice school and it's a short walk to Heaton chapel and Heaton moor for nice restaurants. We moved here from Heaton moor and it's pretty much no different in terms of accessible amenities. We're right on the border with Heaton chapel. Dh's brother has moved to north Reddish and it's tougher but still fine.