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An Architect's guide to: Property Hot Spots in Didsbury, Manchester M20

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Property Hot Spots in Manchester M20 include: Burnage, Chorlton Park, Didsbury, Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Manchester, Old Moat, Withington. 
The top ten Most Expensive Streets in Manchester M20 are:  
  1. Kingston Avenue (the rear overlooks Fletcher Moss)
  2. Belfield Road
  3. Pine Road
  4. Linden Road
  5. Old Broadway
  6. Elm Road
  7. Darley Avenue
  8. Raynham Avenue
  9. Kingston Road
  10. Heritage Gardens
 
The second of my MiniGuides, starts with a walk in Fletcher Moss, and leads to West Didsbury via Pine Rd.
Conservation Areas in Manchester
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. 
  •  Albert Park Conservation Area Map
  •  Ballbrook Conservation Area Map
  •  Blackburn Park Conservation Area Map
  •  Didsbury St James Conservation Area Map
  •  Hermitage Road Conservation Area Map
  •  Northenden Conservation Area Map
  •  Old Broadway Conservation Area Map
  •  Withington Conservation Area Map
The following is an extract from from the Guardian's website Let's Move to... by Tom Dyckhoff  

What's going for it? 
The Other Half used to rent round here at university. She says, "It always was a cut above studenty..." That's my girl! There was even a touch of bohemia about the place: this was one resting place for Factory Records back in the day. Pizza Express has already arrived. But, for now, it's easy to see the attraction: not quite as mainstream as Didsbury "village", halfway between town and country, vast, still decently priced Victorian piles and tree-lined avenues, parks aplenty and the river Mersey just a short walk across Barlow Moor Road.

Well connected? 
Right beside the M60 Manchester orbital motorway, with the M56 minutes away, and the M6 25 minutes away. Manchester airport is four miles south. Getting into central Manchester is easy: Wilmslow Road is one of the busiest bus routes in the country; Burnage rail station (also to Manchester airport) is a 20-minute walk.

Schools 
Primaries: Cavendish, Old Moat Community and St Ambrose RC mostly above national average for English, maths and science. Secondaries: Parrs Wood is an arts and technology specialist, and "very good", says Ofsted; The Barlow RC High is "successful and effective".

Hang out at... 
Spoilt for choice on Burton Road and Lapwing Lane, with the mammoth Victorian Metropolitan pub the epicentre.

Where to buy 
The neighbourhood's ringfenced by the Mersey to the south, Palatine Road east, Princess Avenue west and Mauldeth Road north. Expect leafy streets of grand semi-detached, large terrace and detached redbrick Victoriana (plus the odd modern/60s infill block).