00:00 The county of Greater Manchester is made up of 10 boroughs and is home to around 3 million people.
00:08 Each pocket of the city region consists of towns and villages with their own communities, reflecting the area's diversity.
00:16 The variety of places to live in Greater Manchester means there are plenty of options when looking for a location to move to in the city region.
00:25 We asked local people where they think is the best place to live in Manchester.
00:30 Didsbury is nice. I've got a friend who moved from Huddersfield to Didsbury but she was from Oxford originally and that was really nice.
00:37 A trendy suburb with nice bars and a bit quieter than the city centre.
00:43 But she was really into going out more then and I kept in touch with her when I was in Huddersfield.
00:50 Yeah, what else is there? Didsbury?
00:54 Chorlton. Chorlton's cool as well. I like Chorlton.
00:57 Wilmslow. My old manager used to visit someone there a lot and she recommended it to me.
01:04 Yeah, yeah, cool. Some nice places.
01:07 Chorlton's really cool. I really like the Unicorn Cooperative. I'm quite into whole food and non-corporate food buying and that sort of thing.
01:17 Local growth projects and that sort of thing. But it's just high water and expensive to live so I couldn't afford to live there.
01:24 So I just look on the website and stuff.
01:27 I think Marple's a wonderful place to live because it's got good access to transport but we've also got fantastic local shops.
01:34 We've still got a really bustling High Street and once a month we have a market as well so it's amazing.
01:40 Best place? Well I'm based in Flixton and Urmston which is, I'm going to rep that place aren't I? So go on Urmston.
01:46 But yeah, South Manchester, St Didsbury, Flixton, Urmston, Sale, Chorlton, that kind of way.
01:52 It's a friendly atmosphere, like walking around, you know. You can just have a little laugh with your colleagues and friends and family.
01:59 You don't have to keep worrying about the door being locked constantly or your car getting nicked. Crime's pretty low. Just a good vibe.
02:05 In February this year, the Sunday Times revealed its list of the best places to live in the UK in 2023 and some areas in Greater Manchester were selected.
02:15 This included the city centre, Sale and Stockport as some of the most desired postcodes in the country.
02:21 The best place would be in the city centre. I just think it's vibrant, plenty of shops to shop, coffee shops, just a good range of shops.
02:33 Yeah so I live in Montyn in West Manchester. Lovely little suburb, lots of little bars, restaurants, yeah nice place to live, lots of local walks.
02:43 Big city, lots of little suburbs you can go to, the city centre's thriving, like whatever you want for a night out and that sort of thing is good.
02:50 So yeah, lots of nice places to eat in and also I'm vegan as well so that's good for vegans as well.
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