This ‘beautiful’ seaside town has been named one of UK’s most affordable for families

Though galore of america imagination of owning our own homes, the UK housing ladder and affordability don’t ever spell hand-in-hand.

Now, 1 ‘beautiful’ seaside municipality has been named among the UK’s astir affordable for families.

Nestled up successful Inverclyde successful Scotland, you’ll find Greenock – conscionable 23 miles from Glasgow, which is 1 of the country’s astir bustling commuter destinations.

As per a caller study, which assessed section lodging prices and nursery costs, Greenock is the 20^th astir affordable spot to rise a household successful Britain.

Meanwhile, Hanley successful Staffordshire, Nelson successful Lancashire and Melton Mowbray successful Leicestershire were ranked successful first, 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.

Looking for a caller commencement and a caller home? Here’s everything you request to cognize astir Greenock, from location prices and transport links to activities successful the section area.

House prices successful Greenock

According to the Daily Mail’s research, average location prices successful Greenock travel to £129,063 – which is markedly cheaper than figures crossed the UK, which, according to Gov UK data, was £288,000 successful June 2024.

However, Rightmove places these figures adjacent lower, suggesting mean prices of £115,364 implicit the past twelvemonth (though these numbers were 3% up connected 2023).

Elsewhere, assembly taxation rates (set by Inverclyde Council) alteration depending connected the worth of the spot for the 2024/25 period, but the rates for houses ranging from £106,001 to £212,000 – wherever the mean location terms sits – are presently £3,029.56 per year.

The precocious limit, for properties valued astatine £212,001 and over, is £3,790.17, portion the lowest terms is £1,031.34 (anything betwixt £0 and £27,000).

If you’re looking to commencement a household present oregon if you’ve already got small ones, full-time nursery fees are besides comparatively debased present astatine £290 per week.

While that mightiness not dependable similar specified a steal, it’s inexpensive compared to London and the East Midlands – where, according to Day Nurseries, play costs travel successful astatine £430.75 and £246.76.

Things to bash successful Greenock

If you’re looking to flight the factual successful favour of countryside views, Greenock is the cardinal to immoderate of Scotland’s astir beauteous greenery. The hint is successful the name, right?

Lyle Hill successful the occidental portion of the municipality has viewpoints crossed the picturesque countryside. The highest point, Craigs Top, stands astatine 426 feet supra oversea level, with views of Gourock, the Firth of Clyde and Cowal.

In fact, the full municipality is incredibly hilly, truthful climbing 1 of the viewpoints is surely not for the faint-hearted – but it’s surely worthy it for the views, which, according to Metro’s ain Ross McCafferty, are champion erstwhile it’s chill but wide during the wintertime months.

There’s besides Greenock Cut, an aqueduct built successful the 19^th period that measures a whopping 6.5km. Though it stopped supplying the section country with h2o successful the 1970s, it continues to service the section assemblage with its stunning views implicit the Clyde estuary and towards the Scottish Highlands.

Want to consciousness person to the water? The Firth of Clyde surrounds the municipality and has immoderate of the deepest waters successful the British Isles. The Esplanade is 1 of the top-rated views successful the section area, according to Tripadvisor, offering a hearty locomotion on the waterfront and views of the passing cruise ships.

If you’re aft a spot of section history, there’s besides the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre. Housed successful a erstwhile occurrence station, it opens to the nationalist for 1 Sunday each month, arsenic good arsenic the days erstwhile cruise ships dock successful Greenock’s port.

Meanwhile, the Beacon Arts Centre is simply a modern theatre and arts venue, hosting 2 show spaces and a barroom for visitors. Each Christmas, it puts connected a pantomime – and this year, it’s selected Jack and the Beanstalk arsenic its festive choice.

Interested successful fitness? There’s the Inverclyde Leisure Outdoor Pool successful Gourock – the neighbourhood straight adjacent to Greenock. A brackish h2o nationalist lido, it’s the oldest heated swimming excavation successful Scotland.

Back towards Greenock, there’s a ample leisure centre successful the signifier of the Waterfront, featuring a gym, wellness suite, 2 swimming pools and adjacent an crystal rink.

Budding shot supporters volition besides beryllium pleased to cognize that Greenock Morton FC play successful the Scottish Championship, and, founded successful 1874, it’s 1 of Scotland’s oldest clubs.

Looking for a culinary treat? There are a scope of cafes implicit successful Gourock, including The Cove and Bluebird Café, portion Greenock is location to a caller cruise terminal which has a edifice called Scott’s, nestled connected the shorefront with stunning views of the Clyde.

And during the summertime months, you tin effort a section delicacy astatine the Esplanade Café – which specialises successful tablet crystal cream, AKA a accepted saccharine made from sugar, food and condensed milk.

Transport links successful Greenock

Needing to commute elsewhere successful Scotland? Greenock’s bid presumption is nestled close successful the municipality centre, with direct trains to Glasgow taking arsenic small arsenic 33 minutes.

If you’re wanting to spell somewhat further afield to the superior city, this volition instrumentality you person to 2 hours and 10 minutes – but you tin alteration successful Glasgow Central for the nonstop bid to Edinburgh Waverley.

Fancy getting up adjacent to the water? There are ferries connecting Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon, Gourock and Greenock, operating astir doubly per hour.

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