Commuting to Manchester: Family Homes Within One Hour

One of the UK’s most important cities, Manchester has a dynamic economy to make it a popular place to live – here's our look at some great new build detached houses for sale right now within around an hour’s drive of the city. 

There's a host of national and regional housebuilders delivering homes for every type of buyer in and around Manchester. Many of them offer schemes like Help to Buy and Part Exchange, along with initiatives to assist current homeowners move into their new property. We currently list properties in this region from Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, Redrow, Avant Homes, Lovell, Fraser & Co, Eccleston Homes, Morris Homes, Churchill Retirement Living, Rowland Homes, McCarthy & Stone, Duchy Homes, Anwyl Homes, Miller Homes, Aspen Woolf, Erris Homes, Noble Homes, Skipton Properties, Strata Homes, Harron Homes, Bovis Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Charles Church and Persimmon Homes.

Wilmslow, Cheshire (13 miles and 52 minutes away)

A rail journey to Manchester Piccadilly takes under 25 minutes from this town, which is just a few miles from the airport. The ‘Shelbourne’ on Plot 153 at Stanneylands, from David Wilson Homes, is priced from £709,500. The open-plan kitchen/breakfast room has double doors to a separate dining room, there’s a spacious lounge and a utility room leading to the integral double garage. The very large master bedroom has en suite and dressing area, there’s also three more double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Find out more about Stanneylands and take a look at the show house.

Congleton, Cheshire (25 miles and 58 minutes away)

30-40 minutes away on a direct route into Piccadilly, this town is also well connected to Macclesfield, Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent. At David Wilson Homes Black Firs Park, the ‘Millford’ on Plot 29 has lounge, open-plan kitchen/dining/family room with utility, single integral garage, family bathroom and four double bedrooms (en suite to the master). It is currently priced at £349,995. Find out more about Black Firs Park.

Morley, West Yorkshire (40 miles and 53 minutes away)

The M62 provides a quick link to and from this market town on the outskirts of Leeds, and towns and cities such as Sheffield, York and Harrogate are also easily reached. On Plot 135 of St Andrew’s Place from Barratt Homes, at £289,995, is the ‘Derwent’: through the lounge to its kitchen/dining room with a handy utility room, and upstairs is a master bedroom with en suite and dressing area, another double bedroom, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. There’s also an integral garage. Find out more about St Andrew's Place. 

Sandbach, Cheshire (29 miles and 43 minutes)

As well as it’s convenient road link, there also a rail service direct into Piccadilly and Oxford Road taking around 50 minutes. At £365,995 on Plot 106 of Barratt Homes’ J One Seven is the four-bedroom ‘Harborough’, there’s a kitchen/dining/family room across the width of the house, a utility room, single integral garage, separate lounge, and in addition to the family bathroom upstairs are two en suite double rooms, another double bedroom, a single bedroom and study. Find out more about J One Seven.

Macclesfield, Cheshire (19 miles and 43 minutes)

Macclesfield isn’t far from the Peak District but has some very good travel links to places like Warrington, Sheffield and Derby. Silk Waters Green is a Barratt Homes development and Plot 149 is the four-bedroom ‘Harwich’, priced £384,995. Three of the bedrooms are doubles (two with en suite), one single and it comes with open-plan kitchen/dining/family room, utility room, lounge and integral garage. Find out more about Silk Waters Green.

Upton, Merseyside (41 miles, 67 minutes)

It’s just over an hour from this village just outside Birkenhead, close to the coast and just a few miles from the centre of Liverpool. Of the houses David Wilson Homes is offering at Low Hill Gardens, Plot 34 has the ‘Bradgate’ at £339,995. Downstairs is a large kitchen/dining/family room with walk-in bay and utility room, along with a separate sitting room and a study, while upstairs a family bathroom complements four spacious double bedrooms, with en suite to the master. Find out more about Low Hill Gardens.

Preston, Lancashire (32 miles and 45 minutes away)

The M61 makes this journey very quick, and Preston is within an hour of major towns and cities such as Huddersfield, Leeds and Liverpool. The ‘Eskdale’ on Plot 50 of Wesley Chase, from Barratt Homes, costs £234,995 and has a dual-aspect lounge with French doors leading to the garden, open-plan kitchen/dining area, two double bedrooms with an en suite to the master bedroom and a further single bedroom, as well as a family bathroom. Find out more about Wesley Chase.

Nantwich, Cheshire (35 miles and 59 minutes away)

Just under an hour away on a direct rail journey, Nantwich is also within an easy drive of Stoke-on-Trent and Chester. There’s a five-bedroom house type, the ‘Emerson’, at David Wilson Homes’ Kingsbourne development which is set over three floors. For £419,995 there’s an open-plan kitchen/breakfast room, lounge has a bay window and French doors to the garden, separate dining and utility rooms, four double bedrooms (en suite and dressing area), a single bedroom, family bathroom and shower room. Find out more about Kingsbourne.

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