Hundreds of affordable homes could be coming to Ancoats

More than £30 million of funding has been secured to allow 1,500 new homes to be built - hundreds of which could be affordable.

The £32.7 million package will allow for public realm and infrastructure improvements to be made in the area. In turn, this will pave the way for the 1,500 new properties , which the MEN understands could include hundreds of affordable properties.

Some of these homes will include the This City developments — the council’s new affordable housing firm, 30 percent of which will charge the ‘Manchester Living Rent’ . Other developments in the 1,500 figure will include Manchester Life’s Weavers Quay.

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The work will get underway this year and be completed in 2026. Council leader Bev Craig says the work will put ‘people first’.

She said: “As the council looks to improve our neighbourhoods and drive positive development it is essential that we look at the whole picture on what makes an attractive and liveable community.

“The strategy in place for Ancoats is the realisation of our ambitions to promote active travel, increase the amount of green space and have sustainable housing at the heart of our communities.

“The historic layout of Ancoats, with its rigid streets bordered by old mill buildings have to some extent determined the way the area has developed. However, by putting people first and placing the needs of pedestrians at the heart of this plan, we hope that this can set a benchmark for future development.”

The work will create a connected network of streets and new spaces, which the council believes will ‘enhance and celebrate the area’s natural and built assets and extend a green