London leaver: 'my mortgage in Cheshire is just £400 a month compared to £1,200 on rent in Finsbury Park'

The smart towns and affluent villages that make up Cheshire’s footballer belt are home to soccer royalty, from Wayne and Coleen Rooney to Marcus Rashford and Raheem Stirling.

This golden triangle of real estate set just south of Manchester is also home to a less well-known name: Luke McDowell.