BLOG: The Best Places to Live In & Around NOMA

Looking for a place to live in Manchester? These city centre homes have it all.

Nothing beats life in the city centre. Sleek apartments, world-class restaurants and transport connections right on your doorstep. Throw in vibrant community activities, lush outdoor spaces and that unmistakable Mancunian spirit and you’ve got NOMA – one of the city’s most exciting neighbourhoods.

We’ve rounded up eight of the best places to live in and around NOMA.

Moda: Angel Gardens

NOMA’s original apartment building, Moda: Angel Gardens is a 35-storey residential skyscraper packed with luxe amenities. There’s a resident’s gym, a cinema, a sky lounge and even a rooftop sports pitch – perfect for sunset 5-a-side. With pet-friendly policies and regular resident events, this is next-gen living at its very best.

Moda: Angel Gardens, 1 Rochdale Road, Manchester, M4 4GE.

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New Vic Apartments

If you’re looking for an apartment building with enviable aesthetics, it has to be the New Vic. Designed with the spirit of the Victorians in mind, it’s all lush greenery and carefully-crafted communal spaces, creating a strong sense of community. It’s perfect for remote working, with meeting rooms, Zoom booths and free ultra-fast broadband throughout. They even have resident chefs!

New Vic Apartments, 103 Corporation Street, Manchester, M4 4DZ.

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The Gate & The Stile

The glass-fronted towers of The Gate and The Stile overlook Angel Meadow Park – Manchester’s largest green space. Step inside and you’ll find a mix of luxury one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses, alongside a gym, shared terrace and resident’s lounge. It’s pet-friendly too, so you can bring along your four-legged friends.

The Gate and The Stile, 21 Aspin Lane, Manchester, M4 4GU.

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Mount Yard

As the latest phase of the £200m MeadowSide scheme, 12-storey Mount Yard also overlooks Angel Meadow Park. It’s a development that fits beautifully into the Manchester landscape, using traditional brick to complement surrounding mills and factory conversions. Made up of one, two and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses, it’s a stunning choice for city living.

Mount Yard, 2 Old Mount Street, Mount Yard, Manchester M4 4GP.

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Swan Street House

The development at Swan Street House is built for renters, and it’s one of the best of its kind in the city. Perched on the edge of Ancoats, it’s made up of one, two and three-bedroom apartments across two 32-storey and 14-storey towers. Each apartment is fully-furnished, making move-in a breeze. With co-working spaces, a cinema room and a yoga studio, there’s plenty going on.

Swan Street House, 70 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5GB.

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Transmission House

Sitting pretty on Tib Street, the 8-storey Transmission House has an M1 postcode. Surrounded by the Northern Quarter’s creativity, it’s perfect for those who work nearby. Its 183 homes include one, two and three bedroom apartments, alongside five spectacular penthouses. With three rooftop gardens offering 360 degree views of the city, it’s one of the best places to live in the city centre.

Transmission House, 11 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1AF.

Anaconda Cut

Looking to live the high life? Anaconda Cut could be just the place. Situated in Salford’s Greengate development, the 44-storey skyscraper is home to 351 stylish apartments, alongside a roof terrace, sky lounge, gym and cinema room. The views are like no other – on a clear day, they stretch as far as the Pennines.

Anaconda Cut, 100 Greengate, Salford, M3 7NG.

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