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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna White

Revealed: the new affordable commuter hotspots in Great Britain

Bamford, Peak District
Workers in Manchester can be back here in Bamford, surrounded by beauty spots, in less than an hour. Photograph: Amazing Aerial/Alamy

The commuter belt is being redrawn. During Covid, in the hope that remote working would stick, buyers broke free from conventions and transformed the housing map. A race for space – and to the coast and rural areas – were the stories of the pandemic.

As the call back to the office intensified, this trend unwound and homebuyers began targeting the more traditional commuter zones once again. Unfortunately, the homebuying landscape is very different to five years ago and some of those locations are unaffordable.

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