Between the built up cities of Manchester and Liverpool lies Greater Manchester's most affordable borough - Wigan. According to latest figures from the HM Land Registry, the Wigan town of Platt Bridge is cheapest place to buy a home in the entire region, where a typical property costs you just £119,337.
House prices in the town have always been 'relatively cheap' and Jack Sharpe, director of local estate agents T Fazakerley & Son, says this is the biggest driver that pulls people to move to - and stay - in the area.
The cheap and cheerful property price tags have even attracted people to relocate from as far as London, where the standard price of a home is incomparable at £689,544.
Despite the low cost to put a roof over your head, life in the town hasn't always been plain sailing as residents often say they have to stand up against its bad reputation. READ MORE: Affordable homes for first-time buyers in Greater Manchester that are cheaper than most on the market "I've lived here virtually all my life, and I honestly don't think I'd wish to live anywhere else," local Russell Robie said. "Me and my friends were children of the 1970s, we played out in all weathers and felt safe wherever we went.
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