Meet the neighbours

Heather - Irwell Riverside, Salford

Name: House by Urban Splash
Price range: $

13 January 2020

Heather thought she was forever a suburban girl. But last year, she did a 360, finding her dream Town House at lrwell Riverside.

Now, from the window of her home - which she shares with her fiancé Ned and their puppy Willow - she has a great view across Manchester, a perfect kitchen island, bespoke fitted wardrobes, her very own 'snug' and the lnstaideal home she's lovingly put her very own stamp on.

"I'd always hoped for a home in the suburbs and a couple of years ago I thought I'd found 'the one’ - a Victorian property with character features yet completely renovated with an open plan modern interior. Exactly what we wanted. Sadly though, the survey wasn't great and it deterred us from a period property more than 130 years old.

Heather at her Town House home at Irwell Riverside

"In a weird twist of fate though, some friends invited us to their house for dinner to help take our minds off the house hunting situation. They live in a House by Urban Splash Town House at New Islington, and while we were there for the food, it was the house itself which turned our heads. The minute we stepped inside we were in awe of how big, bright, beautiful, light and modern their home is. We fell in love with it there and then.

Town House at Irwell Riverside

"With our house hunting passion reignited and newfound love of modular housing, we decided House was definitely for us.

"One of our biggest loves of our Town House is the space. Our living area downstairs is open plan and we spend most of our time there because of our puppy Willow. And I love our kitchen, in which we have our own kitchen island that maximises workspace as much as possible.

Heather at her Town House home at Irwell Riverside

"My favourite room though is the snug. My fiancé Ned has his own 'man den' on the middle floor where he chills out on his PlayStation and is planning his office workspace area as we speak. But the snug is mine. I've installed a daybed in there and bespoke fitted wardrobes.

"Another highlight for me is the height of everything! I'm only 5ft 1 which makes the high ceilings and windows feel so much grander. Everything is so tall; our doors are well over two metres and they're a talking point with our guests.

Heather at her Town House home at Irwell Riverside

"We genuinely love everything about lrwell Riverside and embrace all aspects of living there. We're getting married in 2020 and I recently appeared on the TV show Say Yes to the Dress; I found my wedding dress on the show and had a little viewing party at our house with friends including those from our community. We share so much together and our newfound friends are even coming to our wedding. It's such a lovely honest community to live in."