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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Joseph Timan & Thomas Ridley

The Manchester suburb where 'it feels like it's on the brink and... could go one way or the other'

Densely populated with students, Fallowfield is often described as 'transient' these days. But life in the south Manchester suburb wasn't always this way.

Before the bars, takeways and clubs catering for students opened, the high street was lined with bakeries, greengrocers and a gift shop. "We've seen a lot of changes," says Roz, a resident of more than 40 years. "It goes up and down."

When Roz moved into her home off Victoria Road in 1975, it was in a 'rotten state'. Like many properties in the area, it was a house in multiple occupation (HMO) – but back then, young professionals would live in these shared homes.

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