The Manchester neighbourhood where affordable homes are going to be built

More than 200 new homes - more than half of which will be affordable housing - are to be built in four different areas of the city it has been revealed.

They include the first-ever homes to be built by the council's own development company. The town hall announced two years ago it planned to go it alone and build its own housing for the first time since the 1980s.

And 129 new homes on Rodney Street in Ancoats, 38 of which will be affordable, are to become its first project. It is one of six brownfield sites Manchester City Council have announced they will be building new homes on, after being given £3 million in funding.

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Council chiefs say they will use the cash to help build 210 homes at sites across north and east Manchester and one site near the city centre. They include; 25 new homes on Parkhill Avenue in Crumpsall, 24 on Parkmount Road in Harpurhey, 12 on Plant Hill Road and 13 Jurby Avenue, both in Higher Blackley, and seven on Blackwin Street, Gorton.

They are part of Project 500 - the council's bid to build 500 with existing housing associations. MSV Housing, Great Places, One Manchester and Irwell Valley are all involved in the projects.

All of those homes will be will be capped at the Manchester Living Rent. This is a level of rent capped at the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate and ensures that these homes will be affordable to as many people as possible, including those in receipt of housing benefit.

The final site, on Rodney Street near Ancoats Green, will be built by the