Most streets have a history if you look hard enough. Stonyhurst Crescent in Culcheth has one that is genuinely remarkable. The homes that buyers compete for today, the large semi-detached Victorian properties with thick walls and generous proportions that sit along the crescent's distinctive oval layout, were not built as family homes at all.

If Sunday lunch is a regular fixture in your week, you'll want to know which local spots actually deliver. Here are five options within or close to the WA3 area, covering different settings, price points, and styles.

Over the last few weeks, there has been a growing narrative in the national press suggesting that the housing ladder is becoming increasingly difficult to climb. Much of this centres around the widening gap between smaller and larger homes, with many commentators suggesting that homeowners are becoming “stuck” and unable to move up.

Drive through Birchwood today and you pass a business park, a forest park, a residential area, and a series of roads named after trees. It is quietly unremarkable in the way that most modern developments are.