Fuel prices remain high in the UK, despite the average price of petrol falling in July by nearly 9p (8.74p).
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While house prices have risen across the whole of Greater Manchester, one area in particular has seen a staggering increase in demand.
House prices in Broughton Park shot up by a whopping 65.2 per cent in 2021 – rising by an average of almost £400 a day. House prices in the neighbourhood increased faster than anywhere else in the region, jumping from £222,500 to £367,500 in just one year.
But what is life really like in the suburb which has become such a property hotspot? Maxine Provisor moved to Broughton Park 17 years ago from London. The 60-year-old says she feels “very lucky” to live in the area.
“I love it – I didn’t like London,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “It’s quiet, it’s nice and it’s friendly. You just get on and do your own thing.
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“My kids are all grown up now but they went to school round the corner. It’s a lovely place to grow up and we’re very lucky to live by the park.”
Broughton Park has grown in popularity because the area is a 'lovely, leafy suburb' with some great properties on offer, according to estate agents Jenny Platt. The housing agent say the neighbourhood boasts some of the most substantial houses and gardens in North Manchester, and along with Sedgley Park, is also home to the largest Orthodox Jewish community in Europe outside London.
One resident, who did not wish to give her name, moved to Broughton Park from Liverpool in 1988 – describing life in the suburb as “beautiful”.
“I like that it’s community-minded,” she says. “Aesthetically, it’s beautiful. We overlook the park. We’re actually involved in buying and selling at the moment because we have to
Fuel prices remain high in the UK, despite the average price of petrol falling in July by nearly 9p (8.74p).
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