The Manchester inner-city suburb of Levenshulme is on a journey. Its house prices have increased over 50 per cent in the past five years, the disused railway station is turning into a cycle café and co-working space, and the Sunday Times deemed it one of the “best places to live” in 2019 – the same year an off-licence sitting vacant for two years on a street corner transformed into a vegetarian deli and natural wine seller.
“Perfect for cool kids who now have kids”, the newspaper declared. “Good old-fashioned gentrification is alive and kicking in Greater Manchester.”
Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month
Content from our partners
