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The prices of real estate properties in Wythenshawe, south Manchester, where Shameless was filmed, have gone up by 60% in just four months.

18:25 14 June 2015

Wythenshawe in South Manchester was once branded as Britain’s grimmest council estate. However, following the filming of Shameless, the prices of real estate properties in the area have gone up by 60per cent in just four months. 

 

The former garden city is infamous for its high crime rate, social deprivation, and the home of TV drama Shameless.

 

It is thought that house buyers are finding other Manchester suburbs to be too expensive that’s why they have been looking further south of the city. 

 

Teacher Caroline Cassidy, 25 who bought a home in Wythenshawe with partner Oliver Gibson, 26, a web developer, said the value of their home had risen by 10% since the purchase in October 2013.

 

Miss Cassidy who has a year-old daughter Violet with Mr Gibson, said: “It’s a lovely place to live and hopefully we will make a bit of money on the house. I love it here. There’s a real community spirit and people really do help each other out.

 

“Our house is really close to the motorway and the Metrolink is just around the corner. It’s a very green place - most people have a front and back garden, not like a lot of new-builds.

“The houses, a lot of them former council houses, are a lot bigger than new homes being built elsewhere. Our neighbourhood is very quiet.

"There is a bit of a stigma about Wythenshawe, still, about it being rough. But it isn’t. We live on a street full of families and we love it.”