Should I move out of Wilmslow? Where else in Cheshire?

[PrinnyPree]

Hi everyone.

We currently live in Wilmslow where we both work however remote working some of the week in the future and working from home now means that we could potentially move further away.

As much as I like Wilmslow the next rung on the housing ladder seems too big a jump as the house prices have gone nuts.

We currently have a tiny 3 bed semi, would love something detatched (although probably not possible somewhere nice) with a nice big kitchen diner (our current kitchen is so small it only fits an undercounter fridge and no room for a tumble dryer) budget is £450k.

Both late 30s with an under 1year old. Don't want to be too rural, would ideally like a nice village with stuff going on and good schools.

Really like the look of Christleton near Chester, nice village great schools and Chester very close, but houses for sale are like hens teeth.

Where else can I look? :)

Thanks in advance! X

@MirandaMarple

Sorry you said when else in Cheshire. Widnes is in Cheshire too 🤪 why Cheshire?

Sorry forgot to quote you above ^

I'm macclesfield and we are looking for cheaper, nothing for your money here. I'm looking at leek or biddulph. Much more for your buck.

@VivaDixie

If you still want suburban then how about Altrincham, Timperley, Hale Barns? You should get a detached for £450k or thereabouts, great schools, good links to the city and not too far from Wilmslow. We also have great countryside nearby which has been a godsend in this bloody lockdown!

You will not get a detached house for £450k in those places! I’d still recommend them though.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/102716846

Needs a bit of TLC but it's a detached.
Agree though that prices are bonkers round here.
Do you really want to leave Wilmslow? It's lovely and obviously if you go a bit nearer Handforth you can get more for your money.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/83408515

@augustusglupe

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/102716846

Needs a bit of TLC but it's a detached.
Agree though that prices are bonkers round here.
Do you really want to leave Wilmslow? It's lovely and obviously if you go a bit nearer Handforth you can get more for your money.

I do like Wilmslow but I do feel its overpriced (I'm already in North Wilmslow), but maybe everywhere thats nice with good schools is. I'd happily move to Handforth actually. TBF it might also be a bit of lockdown fever too thats making me itch to move, I won't properly make any moves till lockdown's all over anyway because I need to see what my work does regarding remote working. Being able to walk to work is a massive plus.

@upsidedownwavylegs yeah i just looked again and you are right! Still it is a good area