Manchester commuter townsNew Mills vs Whaley Bridge
New Mills vs Whaley Bridge: which commuter town suits you?
New Mills is 9 minutes closer to Manchester. We do not hold an average sold price for New Mills or Whaley Bridge.
New Mills
#25 of 29
Whaley Bridge
#27 of 29
Train to Manchester
31 min
40 min
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
15
4
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
15
32
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
54 ha
48 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
78
62
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 New Mills
Derbyshire · 31 min to Manchester · average sold price —.
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Derbyshire · 40 min to Manchester · average sold price —.
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