I have always found that late September and early October are the times for a fresh start and new beginnings, much more so than January and the new calendar year.
This is probably due to September being the time of going back to school and college, something engrained within us all at an early age. So, soon we are socialised to see September as starting a clean slate.
Manchester city centre is now full with its 80,000 students, all needing accommodation and often moving to new places every academic year. But like any city, that’s just a small percentage of a vast urban population. Manchester has a constant turnover of people moving into, out of and around the region, all wanting somewhere desirable to live that fits in with their lifestyle.
Because of the housing market there are masses of properties to rent in the city centre. Likewise, some fortunate people are able to own city centre apartments and rent them out. Whichever side of the housing divide you are then One UK is a good place to start. You can rest assured that they offer a wide range of options for city centre living. Based in Leeds and Liverpool as well as Manchester they are experts in finding you a decent home to rent.
It may be a case of moving out to the suburbs or beyond to raise a family, young and old professionals moving into the city centre for the nightlife and culture, or people moving from other regions for a new career in a new town.
One UK even produce an excellent guide to the different areas in the city. This got me wondering and reminded me of the wonderful array of diverse housing opportunities there are in the city centre. You can live the high life in modern Spinningfields, as in my photo above, where you can overlook the ancient River Irwell on one side of the bustle office and retail life in Hardman Square on the other.
You may be more suited to a converted worker’s cottage, warehouses or former offices where you can live to the beat of the slightly boho Northern Quarter (photo below). The Green Quarter offers local amenities day and night. Galleries and shops, bars and a good local transport hub. as do Castlefield and the Southern Gateway.
Steel, glass and angularity await you in other areas across the city at both ends of Deansgate and beyond, or you may feel more at home in one of the many robust and characterful converted mills. Out east there’s rejuvenated Sports City and Ancoats, or a south westerly walk to an equally revamped Hulme. Over to the west there is a buzz in parts of Salford, and not just at Media City.
For more tips on Manchester living and apartments, visit the One UK website.
For more tips on Manchester living and apartments, visit the One UK website.
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ReplyDeleteI've always found Spinningfields a little cold for my tastes - too much steel and glass and modernity. I was in Ancoats a week or two ago and that has character. It's a shame that Urban Splash appear to want to demolish the old hospital though.
ReplyDeleteMust be fun to live in a "bridge" apartment!
ReplyDeleteWhile I find cities great to visit, and I do, I wouldn't want to live in one. Just the thought of a home in a site like your photo makes me cringe. But as they say à chacun son goût.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Chrissy. That structure looks odd to me...as if the bridge section was put in place and then the ends extended to fill the gap and hold it in place. Fun to see a photograph of it. Enjoy your 'fresh start' at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Chrissy on being commended by Blog North Awards.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks Wonderman!
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