Manchester commuter townsGlossop vs New Mills

Glossop vs New Mills: which commuter town suits you?

New Mills is 1 minute closer to Manchester. We do not hold an average sold price for New Mills.
Glossop

#19 of 29

New Mills

#25 of 29

Train to Manchester

32 min
31 min

Average house price

£250k
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Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.6x
—

Average rent (2 bed)

£811/mo
£811/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

30%
30%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

37
15

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

856 Mb
856 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.9
7.9

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

9
15

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

69 ha
54 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

107
78

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

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Living in Glossop

Derbyshire · 32 min to Manchester · average sold price £250k.

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Living in New Mills

Derbyshire · 31 min to Manchester · average sold price —.

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