tweed_wearer

I am from Sale! What a surprise to log in from Vancouver and see this!

Sale is a good place to live, I'd say. Good access to Manchester but all the facilities you need locally as well.

There are a lot of young lads there who think they are gangstas, whereas I know that their dads are bank managers.

The housing stock in sale is pretty good and varied. Stay away from the racecourse estate and the Northern Moor area. Sale Moor gets a nabs rep but actually. It seems to be thriving at the moment. Keep away from the pubs in Sale Moor though.

Sale is A great family area, with a growing population of young professionals too. I would go back.

moggi1964

Well WE MADE IT! I think

Renting in Sale (your thoughts tweed_wearer are reflected in our experience so far) and feeling like we made the best choice from all the possible locations we researched.

Lovely pubs nearby, good selection of restaurants in and around town and Manchester only 15 minutes away by Tram. Went fishing on the canal yesterday with my son and was home within 5 minutes of packing up: perfect.

Son is settling into his new school (he just left, later start than in NJ) and wife is loving her new job. I'm still dealing with the day to day stuff before getting a job myself.

So we feel we chose the right part of the country in which to live and work. There have been some frustrations along the way and the cost of things like car insurance is considerably more than if we had never left (even though they take account of NCB from USA - it's all about time resident THIS TIME not total number of years resident). Also, trying to get my sons immunotherapy program continued here has been almost impossible but we have all accepted that the progress he has made to date is still better than none at all.
And getting my USA registered motorbike ready for legal road use here is proving long winded and a bit expensive. Might have done better to have sold it over there and bought here. Oh well

tweed_wearer

Fantastic! See you in the Kings Ransom!

moggi1964

Our fave place so far. So peaceful sitting by the canal and drinking a pint of real ale.

Do you get back here at all? Would love to buy you a pint at the KR to say hello.

Sparkleydiva

Like the kings ransom too

Which part of sale have you settled in and which school does your son go to?

I will be back for a visit april next year...

moggi1964

We got a rental on Derbyshire Road South and he goes to Sale High School.

We hope to buy in the area in a couple of years time (subject to prices and mortgage rates )

Sparkleydiva

Good choice Its 9 years since we left Sale, but is still a good aea to live in and so wel located for oth the city and everything it has to offer and the countryside is a short drive away too

Hope you settle well and good luck with buying - hard anywhere these days...

simongb

I'm originally from Sale. Grew up there. PM me if you have any questions.

simongb

I grew up on Derbyshire Road South! Small world.

simongb

I attended Sale Grammar for Boys.

Sparkleydiva

Its a small world! I lived in Stanley Mount, just offWashway Rd near the coop

moggi1964

I see a Sale reunion in your futures

We had looked at Sale Grammar but they did not have any openings and the High School has been getting better results year on year so we aren't unhappy with the choice. He may well end up at SG for his 6th form experience.

If you remember DRS, Simon, we back on to the park near Norris Road.

brits1

Hi Personally I would not live in Preswich (that's because its not a bad area but surrounded by not so desirable areas) Bury has a decent shopping centre "The Rock" and links to Manchester by the Metro and other public transport but again I would certainly have a good look around the areas as there are some not so decent areas as well. Could I ask why you are choosing those areas? Good luck with everything

brits1

Hi,

Sale is not a bad area it does have some areas I would not live in, its not far from Manchester with The Metro taking you quite quickly into Manchester and your near to the Trafford Centre etc, I would not live there though, I would prefer the East Parts of Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns, Bowdon as they are the "better" areas, Lymm is nice but small and although slightly further away are Stockton Heath, Appleton & Stretton which are nice (if you want to be on that side of the M56) I prefer the "other side of the M56 myself. All the best with your search

moggi1964

Well we've been in Sale for a month now and are really liking it.
The convenience for commuting is fabulous and the town centre, though not Didsbury, has everything we need for the day to day. Trafford Center is only a 10 minute drive away for everything else.
We should be able to afford to buy here in a couple of years, many places are out of our price range so we chose to rent where we could buy so we didn't have to move schools again. On the subject of schools, SHS is an ever improving school and our son has settled in very quickly.