This chart shows how prices in the local area compare with those in the region and the national picture. Given our geographical position relative to the national economic centre of gravity, the relative price levels are what we'd expect.
For this month's market update, we've decided to take a look at what percentage of total sales each house type accounts for each quarter. Whilst it doesn't show the actual number of sales, it's very useful for seeing what each property type is contributing to the total level of transactions. [...]
Outside space has always been a sought-after commodity, whether it’s acres of land or a balcony with pleasant views. Most property searchers have a few items on their list when looking for a new home, with some form of outside space usually near the top. But remember, gardens, balconies and [...]
Celebrate Advent with the whole family at Emmanuel Church, 6 Barlow Moor Road on 24th December. Christingle celebrations are named after the Christingles that are lit during the service. Christingles are made from an orange decorated with red tape, sweets and a candle. Each piece of the Christingle holds special [...]
Enjoy a wonderful festive celebration as Father Christmas comes to West Didsbury. The Metropolitan’s roaring fires, oak beams and charming original features, together with seasonal decorations and large Christmas trees, make it the perfect place for a great Christmas Eve. Between 4-6pm at the heated outside bar ,there will be [...]
Club Zero are bringing their bi-monthly event to St. Catherines Social club on School Lane on the 29th December. For those of you not familiar with these great events, they bring famous Guest DJ's to the suburbs along with Resident DJ's and different warm up DJ's too. Club Zero is [...]
How far people travel to work says a lot about the nature of an area. For example if people live and work in market towns there is likely to be a lot more community spirit to experience in daily life. When people are travelling further afield to work, they effectively [...]
Quarterly analyses of house price movements are a great way of seeing year-on-year changes. This chart is a particularly useful way to look at the market because it strips out seasonality, which can distort things and lead us to show things that might be inaccurate.
In this analysis we've looked at how sales of property types have stacked up over time (literally!). For each of the last eight years we show what number of sales are accounted for by flats, terraces, semi-detached and detached homes. This analysis is very useful because it shows not only [...]
As one year ends and another begins, we thought we’d take a look at what’s happened in the Didsbury market over the last 12 months, and what a year it has been. It’s true that something of a ‘cold front’ has been moving across most of the country, but the [...]