Four towns in Greater Manchester have been named amongst the country's most affluent areas to live in - and this is how much it costs to buy a house there.
Hale and Altrincham in Trafford, and Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall in Stockport, were all featured on the Telegraph's annual list of Britain's 'most desirable' towns, with each place ranked by estate agents Savills for their good schools, leafy surroundings and house prices.
It's no surprise that the highest scoring towns are found in the south, but Hale creeps in at number 6 as the first area outside of London's commuter belt - and it has been compared to a fancy London district. READ MORE: The £3m Hollywood-inspired home an hour from Greater Manchester you could own for just £10 The latest research has also been analysed against the 2011 census data, to see which areas have climbed the charts over the last decade, including the Stockport suburb Cheadle Hulme, which has leapt from 43rd place to 26th.
Lucian Cook, head of residential research for Savills, said: “It’s worth noting that these locations are not second-home hotspots.
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