Houses for sale in Stockport as it is named one of UK's best places to live

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Three areas of Greater Manchester were named in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live list this year. The judges chose Ancoats, Sale and Stockport to feature as some of the best areas to live in the UK, along with four other areas in the north west region.

The borough of Stockport has undergone a reinvention in recent years making it a much sought-after place to live. There is much to offer within the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple as well as the outer areas of Hazel Grove, Reddish, Cheadle and the Heatons.

With an abundance of amenities, a wide range of housing and even more investment being pumped into it in the coming years, the Sunday Times said Stockport is a particularly popular choice for young professionals and families alike. READ MORE: Homes you can buy in Trafford town as it's named one of Greater Manchester's best places to live The guide said: "Stockport has engineered a remarkable reinvention in recent years, turning itself from a standard former mill town into a funky, family-friendly alternative to Manchester’s Northern Quarter, a ten-minute train ride away. "This new direction for a town hitherto famous mostly for its hat museum, lower-league football team and a railway viaduct that’s the largest brick-built structure in western Europe, is being underpinned by a £1 billion regeneration programme. "The area will have a new transport interchange, office and business space (which has attracted big employers such as MusicMagpie and Stagecoach) and more apartments — natch — with the conversion of the grade II listed former cotton works Wear Mill (also known as Weir Mill) into 250 homes. "Mostly, though, Stockport’s appeal, whatever your background or budget, lies in its abundance of property,