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"Have worked in both Leeds and Manchetsre in the past and I'd pick.........Liverpool, whoops thats my Scouse biaseness coming out again. Seriously though, both cities are good in diffrent way, though I think theres more swinger clubs in or around Manchester so that might swing it for you.... The biggest problem I think you'll need to consider is commuting, assuming one or both of you will be driving. Even 10 years ago when i used to drive the M62 every day, the traffic coming from Yorkshire to Manchester in rush hour each day was really bad, taking upwards of 90 minutes to travel from Leeds to Manchester once you werer actually on the motorway. it was less congested on the Manchester to Leeds run. It depends what you truely want but maybe consider living somewhere like Bury where there is the tram service into Manchester City Centre and you are close to the MWay to get to Leeds and close enough to Manchester to go out at night using either the tram or the usual of having a nominated driver. Not really...anything from j24 Huddersfield way is a nightmare. Chain bars the worst junction on the whole m62. Just the m621 that makes it easier. The op does have a nice arse though....so I'd say Leeds " Spot on but the run into Manchester is equally bad. Both Manchester and Leeds have crime issues and not the best schools wise unless you go to the expensive areas. The true crux is what you can afford house wise. City centre is fine unless you are too scared to exit your front door. | |||
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"I'm biased leeds everytime,, .. both cities have lots going for them, both have good communication link s, they both suffer with rush hour traffic problems, the train commute is about 45 mins.. shopping both Excel, nightie both good nights out , I can only think that there's the major reason for leeds, west yorkshire ... it always rains in Manchester " Good point Yorkshire beats Lancashire every day of the week. | |||
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"house prices aside, just basing a choice on which might be a better place to live, bearing in mind one of us will have to commute to the other no matter what." Are you looking for city centre or outskirts? Leeds is nice but you are probably better taking the train to Manchester or up to a 2 hr car drive. I am midway between both and getting to either for 9am by car is horrendous at times. | |||
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"Well if you like snagging sheep then Leeds is your place..........." Why would you need to do a...SNAG....list for a sheep????? | |||
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"house prices aside, just basing a choice on which might be a better place to live, bearing in mind one of us will have to commute to the other no matter what." Not a lot to choose between the two, they both have lots to offer. Why don't you have a day out in both. See which you prefer. | |||
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" it always rains in Manchester Good point Yorkshire beats Lancashire every day of the week. " But Manchester is not in Lancashire, it is in Greater Manchester. Or do they not teach Geography, cos you guys daren't leave | |||
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"if you are going to use the train to commute... can i suggest york...... no offence there are parts of leeds that make baghdad look attractive.... and thats me barred from west yorkshire... " thats true what you say about Leeds, but its mainlt teh south part, (i know i live there) if the OP needs decent connections to the M62 for commuting by driving, then they would be looking at South leeds, as the otherwise they will be fighting the nightmare traffic of Leeds at rush hour | |||
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"if you are going to use the train to commute... can i suggest york...... no offence there are parts of leeds that make baghdad look attractive.... and thats me barred from west yorkshire... " Yes _abio barred Thought Manchester had more guns than Baghdad | |||
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"if you are going to use the train to commute... can i suggest york...... no offence there are parts of leeds that make baghdad look attractive.... and thats me barred from west yorkshire... Yes _abio barred Thought Manchester had more guns than Baghdad " toy'r'us carpark is the place to buy a gun in manc apparently | |||
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"if you are going to use the train to commute... can i suggest york...... no offence there are parts of leeds that make baghdad look attractive.... and thats me barred from west yorkshire... Yes _abio barred Thought Manchester had more guns than Baghdad toy'r'us carpark is the place to buy a gun in manc apparently " Well there isn't much else to buy there ! Most of the shops on that retail park have been boarded up for months if not years. Hopefully the park will be pulled down soon and re-developed as part of the re-gen of the Ancoats Basin. | |||
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"haha, no real clear winner in this debate so far, one or two votes for each place and a lot of suggestions in between, not sure if its helped or not, but thanks everyone for putting in your two penneth worth." I doubt you will find a clear winner from the forumites, each poster will have a bias mine is towards the city of leeds, I'd make your wish list see which city ticks most boxes I think you'll find they're very close, both cities have had massive investment in recent times, giving city living, great eating , great night life, great retail therapy (for the ladies ) so many reasons for either , ,... As with every major city there are areas in both that you wouldn't wish to be visiting or living in... Does one of you prefer or will put up with the travel to work, (its the dark days of winter that drag when I'm travelling) , might be the final thing that swings it for you... | |||
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"like an earlier poster said, bollox to leeds an manc country, liverpool is by far the best option so what if your commute will be longer . . . . you'll have the glorious city of liverpool to come home to every day, its the best city in the world by far " no offence but i have always founf liverpool a horribly depressing place. even the rich dont live there, they live just outside. OP, depends if you think you and the other half will look good in a flat cap walking a wippet? i would go with the suggestion of having a weekend in either. stay in a hotel/b&b and just have a drive round during the day, and the night. | |||
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"like an earlier poster said, bollox to leeds an manc country, liverpool is by far the best option so what if your commute will be longer . . . . you'll have the glorious city of liverpool to come home to every day, its the best city in the world by far no offence but i have always founf liverpool a horribly depressing place. even the rich dont live there, they live just outside. OP, depends if you think you and the other half will look good in a flat cap walking a wippet? i would go with the suggestion of having a weekend in either. stay in a hotel/b&b and just have a drive round during the day, and the night." My wippet looks awesome in his flat cap.... | |||
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" Mind you, there is a farm in the middle of the M62, now that would be convenient but you'd defo be out in the sticks" F@cking awesome mate | |||
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"We are planning to relocate later this year, our jobs are taking us to Leeds and Manchester, what we can't decide is where to make our home, we want to be in or near the city centre so a place between the two city's isn't an option. Which would you choose? " I'm from Manchester and love it with all my heart, but (apart from the football fans) Leeds is the nicer place to live in all honesty. If you do choose Leeds, then Chapell Allerton is the best part of the city to live. It's not far from the city centre, but has it's own (very good) bars, restaurants and shops. Headingley is also nice, but is really a student area and the main drag is a little cramped in comparrison to Chapel A. | |||
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"We have made a decision. " Now we're all on tenterhooks wanting to know where you've decided.... I mean have you been on the meeting and clubs sections as there's meetings being put on hold and clubs saying they ain't opening tonight until the announcement is made following the white smoke seen over Cumbria.... | |||
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"We have made a decision. Now we're all on tenterhooks wanting to know where you've decided.... I mean have you been on the meeting and clubs sections as there's meetings being put on hold and clubs saying they ain't opening tonight until the announcement is made following the white smoke seen over Cumbria...." | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol" Didsbury is a cool area, but maybe wrong side of town for commutes to Leeds. Prestwich and Worsley also spring to mind and both have easy access to the M62. City centre wise, I would plump for Northern Quarter or Deansgate Locks, but you are looking at more 'apartment style' living in those areas. If it's a house you want, you will have to look outside of the City Centre. | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol" War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before " We meant the battle Manchester folk might have suggesting their part of the city was better than another. Not the battle between Leeds & Manchester which is now over (or is it) | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before " which had exactly nothing to do with the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, apart from some battles being thought there. more to do with the houses of York & Lancaster, totally different thing | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before We meant the battle Manchester folk might have suggesting their part of the city was better than another. Not the battle between Leeds & Manchester which is now over (or is it) " Longsight gets my vote Nice part of town | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before We meant the battle Manchester folk might have suggesting their part of the city was better than another. Not the battle between Leeds & Manchester which is now over (or is it) " ah in that case, may i suggest Rusholme, at least for a decent curry | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol War of the roses...as if that ain't been done before We meant the battle Manchester folk might have suggesting their part of the city was better than another. Not the battle between Leeds & Manchester which is now over (or is it) Longsight gets my vote Nice part of town" Longsight has always been seen locally as one of the more deprived areas of the city, pretty much along with anywhere within 2/3 miles of the city centre. It has a large immigrant population (historically Irish and more recently, Pakistani / Bangladeshi), a large amount of students and yet no 'village heart' and doesn't feel as cosmpolitan as the areas with a similar demographic such as Rusholme and Fallowfield. It has also not benefitted yet (as much) from the re-gen schemes in other areas close to the City such as Ancoats, Eastlands, Hulme and Ordsall / Salford Quays. A move to Manchester will involve compromises, both area and property wise, unless someone has a considerable budget. It is no longer a cheap city to buy property in. I forgot to mention Monton yesterday too. It is effectively a suburb of Salford as opposed to Manchester but still only 15 mins into the centre. It has it's own small centre and has quite a 'buzzy' feel due to the high number of hospital staff in the area. It also has property to suit most budgets. The Ellesmere Park part of Monton always seems such a nice place to live. | |||
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" no offence but i have always founf liverpool a horribly depressing place. even the rich dont live there, they live just outside. OP, depends if you think you and the other half will look good in a flat cap walking a wippet? i would go with the suggestion of having a weekend in either. stay in a hotel/b&b and just have a drive round during the day, and the night." seriousy?? you think liverpool a depresseing place???? wow, you must be dull and depressing yourself if you cant see how BOSS liverpool is!!! so with response to 'even the rich dont live there' why is there million pound apartments on the dock, or multi-million pound houses just up the road from me?? is that chicken shit to you?? | |||
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"if one of you is planning to comute by road to leeds would recomend you live east of jn18 of the M60 as this is THE major bottleneck during rushhours . so on this basis you could look at Alkrington Heywood Middleton all of which have good shopping etc in there own right only drawback is poor rail conactions also Moston Chadderton good rail conections with regular trains to both leeds and manc good bus conections and not too far out all the above have very good access to the M62 to travel east .if you want to go a bit further out you could try Saddleworth Mossley Stalybridge excelent rail connections with trains every 20 mins to leeds & 15 min train ride from city center pretty good access to the M62 a bit more counryfied being on the edge of the penines tho house prices can be expensive especialy Saddleworth good luck where ever you choose and enjoy living in one of if not the best city in the country " Now this is what we call comprehensive advice, thanks, that is very very helpful | |||
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"if one of you is planning to comute by road to leeds would recomend you live east of jn18 of the M60 as this is THE major bottleneck during rushhours . " In fact the section of motorways where the M1, M62 and M60 cross/meet is one of the countries worst traffic blackspots in rush hour - worse than the M25 | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol" Chorlton or Didsbury would be my choice. | |||
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"I would look at Huddersfield. Cheaper property prices....." If you move to Huddersfield in preference to Leeds or Manchester, I can guarantee you will regret it. I work there and there's a number of reasons I would discourage anyone from moving there. Way more crime in relation to the population than either city. The locals are generally quite beligerant (again, comparatively speaking), and there's fucking hills everywhere. I nearly moved there a few years back, but the house fell through at the last minute. I now thank my lucky stars it did and am glad I moved to Wakefield (despite it having almost no culture whatsoever). | |||
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"Manchester won out, now where exactly in Manchester? Let the civil war begin lol" Ah that's Easy.... You clearly will be moving to Liverpool then, as everyone knows Manchester is just a suberb of Liverpool.....and not the posh bit!!!!! In truth depends how close to Manchester City Centre you want to live, for the commute to Leeds assuming your driving you'll need to be thinking Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Worsley, Swinton, if i was living near Manchester and could afford it, I'd look over towards Wilmslow, Alderley Edge & Hale, all very expensive though, outside of that lot I'd simply be guessing. I did like Worsley a lot though as it has some nice walks by the canal, some open spaces, is close to the city, it's only disadntage to me is it's kinda sandwiched between M62 and East Lancs Road, but that can be an advantage too. | |||
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" In truth depends how close to Manchester City Centre you want to live, for the commute to Leeds assuming your driving you'll need to be thinking Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Worsley, Swinton, if i was living near Manchester and could afford it, I'd look over towards Wilmslow, Alderley Edge & Hale....." believe me, you don't want to move to Swinton. And definietly not Oldham, which is pretty much the biggest shit hole in England. Alderly Edge is a very good call though. Although, like the man says, is expensive. | |||
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