This bustling market town, officially now the 4th busiest town centre in Greater Manchester, has a catchment population of 353,000 within a 10 minute drive, following the opening in 2000 of the eastern section of the M60, Greater Manchester's orbital ring road.
Now only 20 minutes from Manchester Airport, an hour from both Leeds and Liverpool (with the Metrolink service to Manchester in the pipeline) and an influx of recent investment and employment opportunities, Ashton's economic future and sustainability is definitely in the ascendant.
The M60 Outer Ring Road gives Ashton a special communications advantage, placing the town closer to main motorway access than any other orbital town in Greater Manchester. From Junction 23 it is just half a mile to Ashton Pioneer Homes' office and estates, providing unparalleled convenience for our residents and their visitors.
Thanks to the motorway link, connection to the east or westbound M62 is an easy 10 minute drive while Manchester Airport is just 30 minutes away. Manchester City Centre is 20 minutes away by car or a 15 minute train ride from Ashton station through to Manchester's Piccadilly Station.
The awaited expansion of the Metrolink tram system through East Manchester will connect Ashton to an even wider public transport network, providing easy accessibility for an increasingly mobile workforce.
Ashton Pioneer Homes is Tameside's leading community based Housing Association with over 900 homes. Our stock is situated in the St. Peter's ward of Ashton-u-Lyne, centred on the Richmond Park and West Park neighbourhoods, close to Ashton town centre and its facilities.
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Our accommodation comprises maisonettes, seven multi-storey apartment blocks, together with a large portfolio of houses, flats and bungalows, which have been supplemented through the development of further new-build family housing since transfer.
Ashton Pioneer Homes owns a variety of dwellings from one bed apartments to 5 bed family homes.
The stock profile currently comprises the following:
| Low-rise Apartments |
| 1 Bedroom |
134 |
2 Bedroom |
21 |
| Multi-Storey Apartments |
| 1 Bedroom |
165 |
2 Bedroom |
339 |
| Maisonettes |
| 2 Bedroom |
76 |
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| Houses & Bungalows |
| 2 Bedroom |
51 |
3 Bedroom |
86 |
| 4 Bedroom |
37 |
5 Bedroom |
3 |
In order to address the growing demand for our rented accommodation, APH is constantly seeking opportunities to provide more quality homes. For example, we have recently built a further 16 four bedroom homes on sites acquired at Clifton Street and Kenyon Street in close proximity to our Richmond park estate (see pictures below).
We are also taking forward proposals for additional family accommodation on sites at William Street and Victoria Street in Ashton.
All our homes are served by our local estate based offices on Margaret Street from where our staff team provide the full range of housing, concierge, CCTV, estate and neighbourhood services.
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