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An Architect's guide to: Property Hot Spots in Manchester M21 

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Property Hot Spots in Manchester M21 include: Chorlton Green, Chorlton, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Chorlton Park, Fallowfield, Longford, Manchester, Whalley Range.
The top ten Most Expensive Streets in Manchester M21 are:  
  1. The Willows
  2. Chandos Road South
  3. Cross Road
  4. The Meade
  5. Meadow Bank
  6. West Meade
  7. South Drive
  8. East Meade
  9. South Meade
  10. High Lane
Connectivity Trams and Rail
Chorlton is connected to Manchester, Altrincham and Bury on the Metrolink tram. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pdf/Services_Map_June2012.pdf  
Conservation Areas in Chorlton
Development is restricted in a Conservation Area. Permitted Development rights are removed and buildings have a similar status to listed buildings. It is not impossible to build or extend in a Conservation Area, but expertise is required. Raynes Architecture have an expert track record at gaining planning permissions with listed buildings. The following areas are conservation areas 
  •  Chorlton Conservation Area Map
  •  Chorlton Green Conservation Area Map
  •  Chorltonville Conservation Area Map 
  •  Victoria Park Conservation Area Map 
  •  Whalley Range Conservation Area Map 
Festivals
The Beech Road Festival takes place on Beech Road, Beech Road Park and on Chorlton Green in June or July, with commercial and educational stalls and varied entertainments. A tug-of-war between teams from local pubs is a regular fixture and there is live music in Beech Road Park. 
The Unity Festival takes place in Chorlton Park, encouraging racial and cultural unity in the area while providing a platform for performances by dancers, musicians and singers. Each festival usually attracts some 10,000 people. 
Chorlton Big Green Festival takes place in late March/April. It is an all-day event combining live music, dancing, food, real ale, cider, arts and crafts, workshops, cycling and films. The festival aims to encourage sustainable living in a fun and accessible way. It has a different theme each year and in 2011 the theme is Bike to the Future.
Chorlton Arts Festival takes place in May featuring a programme of events spread over nine days.
The Chorlton Book Festival is a series of readings, creative writing workshops and publishing talks that takes place over two weeks in the autumn.
Chorlton takes part in the Manchester Food & Drink Festival in early October.
Schools
The secondary schools in Chorlton are the Loreto High School, Chorlton High School and the Islamic High School for Girls at High Lane. The existing building of Chorlton High School replaced the old school at Sandy Lane which was formerly Chorlton Grammar School.