{"id":1011153,"date":"2026-06-07T12:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1011153\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:13:31","slug":"what-500000-buys-you-in-trafford-a-three-bed-victorian-terrace-in-desirable-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1011153\/","title":{"rendered":"What \u00a3500,000 buys you in Trafford – a three-bed Victorian terrace in desirable village"},"content":{"rendered":"

House hunters searching for their next family<\/a> home in Greater Manchester<\/a> will find that their money can go much further in some parts of the region than in others.<\/p>\n

As part of this week’s Property<\/a> of the Week, we are looking at what a budget of \u00a3500,000 can buy you in Trafford. <\/a>With house prices<\/a> fluctuating across the region, there are certain boroughs where you can get much more bang for your buck.<\/p>\n

Last week we looked at what \u00a3500k can buy you in Manchester, and found a stylish two-bed terrace in a sought-after suburb.<\/a> We previously looked at a four-storey, seven-bed<\/a> house in Salford<\/a> for the same value, and a four-bed barn conversion in Bolton<\/a> also listed for this price.<\/p>\n

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Each week our M.E.N Property Writer chooses a home that is on the market across the region, whether that be for its attractive amenities, large size or its desirable location.<\/p>\n

This week we have found a three-bed Victorian terrace up for grabs for \u00a3500k in the leafy and affluent Hale Barns<\/a> village. It sits in the suburb of Altrincham<\/a> in Trafford<\/a>, known as one of Greater Manchester’s most expensive boroughs is terms of house prices.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The modern kitchen area(Image: Watersons \/ Zoopla)<\/p>\n

Dating back to 1879, the charming property is found on Knutsford View in a ‘peaceful’ tucked-away position just off Hale<\/a> Road in the heart of the village.<\/p>\n

Spanning 1,284 square foot of living space across three floors, the home is entered straight into the lounge which has a bay window with views over the front garden.<\/p>\n

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The open-plan kitchen dining area(Image: Watersons \/ Zoopla)<\/p>\n

On the ground floor there is a WC with contemporary white and chrome fittings, as well as the impressive 300 square foot open-plan kitchen dining area with a part vaulted ceiling and two Velux windows making it full of natural light.<\/p>\n

Up on the first floor are two double bedrooms, one to the front and one to the rear, as well as a family bathroom. Another staircase leads up to the second floor where the main bedroom is – a large converted loft space featuring a vaulted ceiling with two Velux skylight windows.<\/p>\n

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The main bedroom(Image: Watersons \/ Zoopla)<\/p>\n

This room also has an en-suite bathroom with an enclosed shower, wash hand basin and WC. The front garden is an appealing feature of the property with a paved path leading to a patio area enclosed with tall, mature hedging providing privacy for outside dining. Beyond this there is an area of lawn with stocked borders.<\/p>\n

Estate agents Watersons, who are marketing the property, say: “A charming, extended and remodelled Victorian terraced property forming part of this historic terrace, built in 1897 according to the date stone.<\/p>\n

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One of three stylish bathrooms(Image: Watersons \/ Zoopla)<\/p>\n

“Enjoying a peaceful and secluded position just off, yet well set back from, Hale Road right in the heart of Hale Barns Village Centre. As such shops, restaurants and the Bulls Head Pub are all on the doorstep, as are Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, Shay Lane Synagogue and Elmridge School.<\/p>\n

“The stylish property is arranged over three floors with the accommodation extending to some 1,284 square foot providing a lounge, WC and impressive open plan dining kitchen to the ground floor, and three double bedrooms served by two bath\/shower rooms to the two upper floors.”<\/p>\n

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One of the bedrooms which is currently being used as a dressing room(Image: Watersons \/ Zoopla)<\/p>\n

The listing continues: “The kitchen area is fitted with a range of base and eye level units with worktops over inset into which is a sink unit with mixer tap over and tiled splash back. Integrated appliances include a double oven, gas hob with extractor fan over, fridge, freezer and dishwasher. Window to the rear elevation.<\/p>\n

“Externally, there is off road parking for two cars and a south facing, sunny aspect garden frontage. This property is offered for sale with no chain and could be moved into with the minimum of fuss.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"House hunters searching for their next family home in Greater Manchester will find that their money can go…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1011154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[8831,748,393,4884,240742,42532,1269,2465,485,10003,1289,16,15],"class_list":["post-1011153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-altrincham","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-hale-barns","tag-home-design-diy","tag-house-prices","tag-manchester","tag-manchester-family","tag-property-news","tag-trafford","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116708770655331548","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1011154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1011153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1011153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}