{"id":2265,"date":"2017-02-02T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2017-02-02T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:00:59","slug":"uk-property-hotspots-spotlight-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/02\/02\/uk-property-hotspots-spotlight-preston\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Property Hotspots: Spotlight on Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preston is another north west area that has been awarded city status in 2002. It is a great, upcoming area for investors for a number reasons. Here are our top three.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

Situated north of Manchester<\/a>, Preston is home to UCLAN (University of Central Lancashire) which brings around 30,000 students to the city. Its railway station is a major station on the West Coast main line providing easy access across the North West of England and beyond. A trip to Manchester will take you 40 minutes while you\u2019ll get to Blackburn in only 17 minutes.<\/p>\n

One of the city\u2019s main high streets in the centre has been upgraded to create a contemporary shared space for both pedestrians and vehicles. And a hopeful vision is to make Preston a key destination prior to the possible arrival of the planned HS2 network<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n

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