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It’s probably fair to say that nowhere quite exemplifies the massive and continuous transformation of Manchester as well as Ancoats.

Once a troubled area with a ‘bad reputation’, rapid development has seen Ancoats and New Islington become one of the trendiest and most desirable areas to live anywhere in the city - or indeed the UK.

It’s a transformation that charts the journey of the city itself.

New data has now shown the area has undergone the biggest ‘gentrification’ of any part of England since 2019 - experiencing the largest improvement in deprivation score of anywhere in the country.

We went to find out what the people who live there think about the changing shape of their community.

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