House prices have sky rocketed in Oldham, Tameside and Bury, taking them from ‘easily affordable’ to ‘out of reach’ for buyers, according to a Trade Union Congress report.

There are billionaires out there who can buy up the whole of Manchester for an estimated £20billion.

If you’re sick of the frenetic, stressed out pace of the Big Smoke and the sky-high prices of the south then pack your bags and head up north.

Manchester tops the disparity table while Stockport, Bury, Rochdale and Salford all make the top 20.