Which street in Tameside has seen the most homeowners moving in the last 2 years? [PART 2]

Last week I took a look at the most active hotspots for Tameside homeowners; where exactly they were moving to and from. Many of you have been in touch to air surprise, particularly when it comes to the new build developments taking the top spot.

There have been many requests however to break the results down into each town. Having already done the research, I’m all too happy to share what that looks like.

My initial thoughts prior to conducting this research were that the largest roads in the borough (ie, the Stockport Roads, the Manchester Roads, the Mottrom Roads etc) would sweep the competition away for the crown.

It’s safe to say looking at the last ten years then a different picture would be painted; but looking at the last two years and the present to paint an accurate picture of the current happenings in Tameside’s property market, it is clear that new build developments are striking the interest of Tamesiders; with Bridgewater Wharf in Droylsden and Sgt Mark Stansfield Way in Hyde both taking the highest number of home movings.

But when it comes to each respective town, where are their respective hotspots? More importantly, can we recognise from this which towns in Tameside are the ones people are wanting to move to the most?

Ashton-Under-Lyne & Mossley

Leading the top of Ashton and Mossley’s pack is Eason Way; part of the Stamford Gate new build development just off Mossley Road. This development has introduced a number of new three and four bedroom properties to the town. Predictably, some of the largest roads in the respective towns then follow this new build’s footsteps, with Mossley’s Stockport Road taking second place (Ashton’s is also on the list) and Ashton’s Manchester Road in third.

Audenshaw, Denton & Droylsden

As we learnt last week, Bridgewater Wharf in Droylsden had the highest number of the entire borough, so of course it was going to top the list of the M34 properties. In second place is yet another new build development on Woodhouses Avenue, part of the Kings Grange development in Audenshaw. I’m starting to sense a theme here…

Dukinfield

Compared to the other Tameside towns, the top hotspots of streets in Dukinfield are all pre-existing and not part of new build developments. However whilst both Cheetham Hill Road and King Street both feature highly in Dukinfield’s ranking, they were only at the bottom half of the collective borough ranking.

Hyde

Hyde also sees favourable results for its new build developments, with Sgt Mark Stansfield Way coming at the top but also second in the entire borough. Peak Forest Close, part of Bellway’s new Canalside development takes second spot, whilst Fields Farm Road in Hattersley takes third spot. Interestingly, the properties counted in my research for this road feature both pre-existing properties, as well as a collection of the new build properties from the neighbouring development.

Stalybridge

Finally, Stalybridge shares the same similarity in Dukinfield whereby the pre-existing roads take the dominant number of home movings. My intuition depicted Mottram Road would stand out at the top before I even conducted the research, alongside Huddersfield Road not far behind it. So what can we learn from this? I’ve done countless posts on the Tameside Property Blog over recent months looking at comparing new builds to pre-existing properties; but not quite on a scale like this. Whilst in the bigger picture looking back at the last ten years (or even more), pre-existing property sales have always outstripped new build developments in Tameside because of sheer number of stock and prices. However based on these findings, it’s clear to see that certainly in some areas of Tameside, homeowners are looking towards the new builds to be the roof over their heads. Whilst in most cases Tameside renters aren’t as geared towards new-build properties, this certainly doesn’t mean that trend will remain as such for the foreseeable future. There are still plenty of new build developments driving on in the borough, with some coming closer to completion whilst others are only just having the ground broken. Ultimately however the demand is clearly there for new build properties in Tameside. Do the Government need to continue focusing therefore on providing new homes in Tameside, or does the key lie with their angle of attack on buy-to-let landlords who continue to provide homes for Tamesiders who may not be able to outright afford them. As always, I’d love to know your thoughts so please feel free to get involved using the comments below.