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

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.6x

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.

The full picture on each

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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