How the new estate of affordable homes next to the River Irwell will look

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Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Work to build a new estate of affordable homes next to the River Irwell is to start next month.

The 25 semi-detached and detached houses, which will all be rental properties built on a two-acre plot at Morris Street in Radcliffe.

The site is next to new flood defences in Radcliffe and Redvales which were designed to protect 873 properties in the area, including the new estate. READ MORE: UK petrol crisis sees 'up to 90% of stations running dry' with Boris Johnson set to call on help from army - latest updates Works on a flood defence scheme on the edge of the site, which included the construction of an earth bund and a wall, were completed by the