Between the built up cities of Manchester and Liverpool lies Greater Manchester's most affordable borough - Wigan. According to latest figures from the HM Land Registry, the Wigan town of Platt Bridge is cheapest place to buy a home in the entire region, where a typical property costs you just £119,337.
House prices in the town have always been 'relatively cheap' and Jack Sharpe, director of local estate agents T Fazakerley & Son, says this is the biggest driver that pulls people to move to - and stay - in the area. The cheap and cheerful property price tags have even attracted people to relocate from as far as London, where the standard price of a home is incomparable at £689,544.
Despite the low cost to put a roof over your head, life in the town hasn't always been plain sailing as residents often say they have to stand up against its bad reputation.
