The Greater Manchester village which will add ten years to your life - but has one downside
On a wet and misty morning, the rolling hills of Saddleworth Moor are just about visible from the stone cobbled streets of Uppermill.
But that number drops drastically to 75 years for babies born just a few miles away in OL1 - which includes part of Chadderton, Royton and Shaw, according to new research by the Health Equals campaign - the lowest life expectancy of anywhere in Greater Manchester, and among the lowest in the country.
"I think it's lovely that people want to visit here and we should share this place with other people in Oldham," he said. "We have the luxury of living slightly outside the village." The couple say they aren't convinced the air quality is much better than other parts of Greater Manchester, but say people are always out exercising or walking their dogs.
"It's lively but it's still got that lovely village feel and there's good restaurants and cafes now. I couldn't live somewhere like Essex now. I just hope it doesn't get too popular and too many people live here. At the moment it feels like a good mix." "The shopping is great. We have a big Tesco in Greenfield and there are lots of independent shops in Uppermill. I don't know exactly why people live longer here but it's a fairly affluent area and the air quality is probably better."
Alan Wrigley will be turning 90 this summer, and after moving to the area recently, says he can see why people's life expectancy is improved here.
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