'For years it wasn't on the radar.... now homes here are unbelievably popular'

Stockport's charms are well known to Greater Mancunians. But of late the town has been attracting attention from further afield, with one London newspaper tipping it as one of the best places to live in the UK.

Much of the focus on Stockport's regeneration looks at what's happening in the very heart of the town. But one suburb in particular is starting to feel the impact of the centre's regeneration story.

Reddish is at the far edge of the borough of Stockport, on the border of Tameside and Manchester. While its location - less than five miles from Manchester city centre - once meant it was overlooked by those drawn to sleepier Stockport's outer suburbs, good transport links, green spaces, relative affordability, and proximity to Levenshulme and the 'Heatons' are putting it in the spotlight.

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Developers have labelled the area 'Manchester's new commuter capital', while agents say it's booming - offering a lower-priced alternative to first-time buyers priced out of the city centre and south Manchester suburbs like Chorlton and Didsbury.

Diane Tooley from the sales and lettings team at Reeds Rains’ Reddish branch says the impact from Stockport’s regeneration programme has been 'phenomenal'. “It has brought a lot more investors to the area from the south which has also increased the rental market," she added.

“The rental market has never been as buoyant in this area for a number of years, and equally there are also more first time buyers looking in Reddish. The attraction to Reddish is because of the local schools with 'Good' Ofsted reports, there are also good bus and train services to Manchester and beyond as well as excellent motorway