For all you petrol heads out there you simply must head to Didsbury Park on Sunday 9th July from 11am until 5pm for the Didsbury and South Manchester Car and Motorbike show 2017. The theme for this years show is 'cars with character' and there are always interesting and varied classic [...]
Didsbury Arts festival is a volunteer led multi arts festival celebrating creative culture in Didsbury, through working with local, national and international artists. This bi-annual event is taking place from 24th June to 2nd July with a theme this year of 'Roots'. There is a huge variety of events to enjoy such [...]
The annual summer outdoor theatre shows, by Heartbreak Productions, return to Didsbury with the family performance of 'Billionaire Boy' kicking things off. With performances on Friday 23rd June, Saturday 24th (x 2) and Sunday 25th June - you are welcome to bring a picnic. Premium seating (chairs provided) will be [...]
By having a look at the average number of people per property, we can actually tell quite a lot about the area. Most areas of the country have between two and four people living in the average home. This is obviously a function of whether the area is popular with [...]
This column chart shows the relative average sold prices of flats and houses selling in the last eight years in our area. It doesn't account for different sizes of houses or flats but because we're looking at annual figures any fluctuations should smooth themselves out.
By looking at quarterly sales charts we can see the volume of properties sold for semi-detached, detached, terraced and flats over the last two years. Whilst people are quite understandably most concerned about house prices, particularly the price of their house, property geeks like us actually look more at sales [...]
In December 2016, The ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that house prices across the UK saw a year-on-year rise of 7.2 per cent. These figures are promising for the property market, and if the trend continues, the average home in the UK will increase in value by £22,000 in [...]
In Didsbury, of the 20,667 households, 4,134 homes are owned without a mortgage and 5,699 homes are owned by a mortgage. Many homeowners have made contact me with asking what the General Election will do the Didsbury property market? The best way to tell the future is to look at [...]
Jill Greenwood is a successful Manchester- based personal trainer and nutritionist and is launching her second book 'SuperSlaw: Blitz your way to 5 a day' following the success of her debut recipe book based on a simple approach to aid nutritional success. She is holding an official book launch on [...]
Following on from the success of a number of recent Meet the Brewery events, West Didsbury bar, Volta is doing it again in collaboration with their neighbours, The Epicurian. There will be a tasting event on Monday 22nd May, hosted by Will France of Vertical Drinks, from 7.30pm - 9.30pm. [...]