Houses for sale right now in Greater Manchester's 'best places to live'

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In a region as big as Greater Manchester, it can be difficult to know where are the best areas to live. Each year The Sunday Times puts together a comprehensive guide of the Best Places to Live in the UK - and this year it featured three areas in our region.

Ancoats, Sale and Stockport were each chosen by The Sunday Times expert panel and were highly praised for factors including schools, transport, culture, green spaces, property and the health of the high street.

As these three Greater Manchester areas are now set to become even more sought-after with house hunters who are eager to move there, we've looked at the average house price in each area and the range of properties you can buy on the market at the moment. READ MORE: Inside the £3.9m LA-style home with an indoor pool in Greater Manchester's most expensive area The trendy Manchester neighbourhood was chosen by The Times as 'setting the benchmark for hip urban living.

The Sunday Times wrote: "Much has already been written about Ancoats, but its historic mills, warehouses and new-build blocks set the benchmark for hip urban living. "There’s talk of at least 1,500 more homes, but in the meantime, a new ‘mobility hub’, with car parking, charging points, car and bike sharing clubs, will keep things moving." Over the last year properties in Ancoats had an overall average house price of £266,982, with the majority of sales being flats.