One of the main questions we are always asked is: when is the best time of year to sell or let a home? While there is no absolute optimum time to put your property on the market, seasonal patterns can affect buying, selling or letting habits. It is no different [...]
Due to open any time on the now famous Burton Road, West Didsbury (opposite the Met) is this Sheffield born wood fired pizza co. The Sheffield version was started after an inspiring trip to Napoli, and they specialise in producing authentic Napolitan style pizza as well as offering an excellent range [...]
Where people are in their lifecycles can be a real indicator of the character of the local area. In Didsbury, the lifecycle mix of residents can be split into the following six categories:
Being organised by 'Cracking Good Food' on January 28th is a Vegan Fine Dining experience taking place at Parrs Wood High School from 10am to 2pm. You will cook some amazing dishes such as Jerusalem Artichoke Veloute, Quinoa and cashew nuts with stuffed mushrooms and much much more. The host Chef [...]
An analysis of commuting preferences in M20 shows that the majority of people use a car (59.9%). This is followed by bus (22.7%), and then on foot (8.1%). It will be interesting to monitor how this pattern changes over time given the trend in M20 and everywhere else to use [...]
The total number of property transactions and the mix of properties are strong indicators of the buoyancy of the local property market in the area. The adjacent chart gives an indication of the changing market structure in M20. We estimate that 351 flats, 214 terraces, 273 semis and 51 detached [...]
It is the time of year when we can look at how property prices in 2016 fared in comparison to the decade preceding it. With property price data still to come through for the end of the year, our estimates paint a promising picture. The average flat price increased by [...]
The PRS (Private Rental Sector) in the UK has grown considerably in both size and importance over the last five years and is now worth a staggering £1.29 trillion. To contextualise, that is 1.29 million stacks of Pound Coins, with each stack being a million coins high. The PRS now [...]
An analysis of commuting preferences in Didsbury shows that the majority of people use a car to get to work (56.9%). This is followed by bus (21.7%), and then on foot (7.7%). It will be interesting to monitor how this pattern changes over time given the trend in Didsbury and [...]
It’s 5.50am as I start to type this article and David Dimbleby has just announced the UK will be leaving the EU as the final votes are counted. As most of the polls suggested a Remain Vote, it came as a surprise to most people, including the City. The Pound [...]