You’ll have to pay extra £100k for Didsbury life
IT costs almost £100,000 more to live in Didsbury than surrounding areas of Manchester, according to new figures.
Young professionals wanting to buy a home in the desirable area, which is full of trendy shops, bars and restaurants, can expect to pay a premium of £93,062.
The report was compiled by the Lloyds Bank, using profiling of ‘young urbanite professionals’ aged between 25 and 44, and Land Registry housing market figures.
According to local estate agents one of the main reasons the area is so popular is schools, with parents moving in order to get their children into the best primaries.
Cassie Sugrue from JP & Brimelow said: “A big part of it is down to the schools in the area such as Beaver Road Primary, as well as the high street with the bars and restaurants.”
Didsbury also has an abundance of green space and parks, lots of family-friendly venues, and independent shops.
Rob Kennedy from Philip James estate agents said: “It’s a pretty place, and it’s managed to keep that village feel with independent shops, butchers and greengrocers.”
According to Zoopla the average house price in the village is £343,716, although the average semidetatched home goes for £390,869.
Spath Road, Mersey Road and Pine Road are all hotspots for young families due to their close proximity to the bars and restaurants of Burton Road in West Didsbury, the village high street and Beaver Road and St Catherine’s primary schools. Both received ‘outstanding’ grades in their most recent Ofsted reports. Beaver Road recently announced plans to expand, increasing the number of pupils by 450, which will make it the largest primary school in the country.
Claire Hastie, who lives in Didsbury Village, said: “I moved here about five or six years ago and I think that, with a baby, there are just so many groups around and activities to do.”
There are also good transport links, with four Metrolink stations, and East Didsbury train station.