Greater Manchester’s most expensive areas that are hotspots for the rich and famous
14.08.2022 - 10:51
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Greater Manchester boasts several prestigious towns and villages that are renowned for attracting some rather wealthy residents. From Premier League footballers and TV stars to esteemed businessmen and women, certain parts of our region have become hotspots for the rich and famous.
It is therefore no surprise that these areas have the highest house prices across the region thanks to their offering of multi-million pound properties with countless bedrooms and sprawling gardens.
Using Rightmove's latest house price data, here we look at Greater Manchester's most expensive areas to buy a home where you are most likely to bump into a celebrity, footballer or millionaire.
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Altrincham in the south of Trafford was established as a market town back in 1290, and still has a popular market there today.
Over the years it has become an affluent part of the region with many impressive million pound homes and a growing number of independent businesses.
It is also home to the beautiful Dunham Massey which features a historic English country house with a deer park and immaculately tended gardens.
Properties in Altrincham sold for an average price of £555,622 over the last year, with the majority of sales being semi-detached homes which sold for around £484,181.
Since 2021, house prices in Altrincham have gone up by 7 per cent and are 18 per cent up on the peak of £472,306 in 2019.
With its leafy avenues, multi-million pound mansions and celebrity residents, Bowdon in Trafford is currently the most expensive area to live in the whole of Greater Manchester.
Over the last year, homes in Bowdon sold for an average price of £865,579, with