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A mill conversion in the heart of Ancoats

Two-bedroom furnished apartment in Grade II-listed Royal Mills — Ancoats, Manchester M4

£1,295 pcm
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Receptions
Furnished
Tenure
Band C
Council Tax
B
EPC Rating
Why this one

Listed-mill apartments with secure parking are rare in M4 — even rarer at EPC B. That energy rating on a Grade II building tells you the conversion was done properly, not as a developer flip. Furnished, fully serviced, six minutes' walk to Manchester Piccadilly.

Who'll love it Working-from-home professional Relocator to Manchester City-centre couple Short-term let alternative
The Property

New Sedgwick, Royal Mills, Cotton Street

Ancoats, Manchester M4 5BD

There aren't many places in the country where you can rent a furnished apartment inside a Grade II-listed cotton mill that's been turned into homes — fewer still where you can do it ten minutes' walk from a mainline London train. Royal Mills delivers exactly that, and New Sedgwick is one of its most sought-after addresses.

The apartment occupies the second floor of the New Sedgwick mill — original beams, full-height factory windows, polished concrete underfoot. Light pours in from morning to dusk; in summer, you can hear the boats coming through the lock at Ancoats Marina from the living-room window.

The open-plan kitchen / living / dining room is the heart of the home — generously sized, fully furnished, with a fitted kitchen running along one wall and a dining table sized for six. Two double bedrooms sit at the rear, both with built-in storage and proper blackout. The bathroom is a clean three-piece in white tile with a power shower over the bath.

Building amenities include a secure allocated parking bay (rare in M4), 24-hour concierge in the lobby, and direct access to the Rochdale Canal towpath. The whole development is a five-minute walk from Cutting Room Square, Mackie Mayor and the rest of what Time Out called 'the coolest neighbourhood in Britain'.

The Neighbourhood

About Ancoats

The world's first industrial suburb — and, two centuries on, Britain's coolest neighbourhood.

Ancoats has had two great moments in its history. The first was in the 1790s, when steam-powered cotton mills made it the planet's first industrial suburb and shaped the modern city. The second is now: a wave of careful restoration has turned those same mills into restaurants, food halls, indie coffee houses and apartments, and Time Out crowned the neighbourhood the coolest in the UK in 2023.

What you get living here is the rare combination of architectural seriousness — listed mills, cobbled streets, ironwork — with a daily-life menu that genuinely competes with anywhere in the country. Dinner at Erst, Elnecot or Mana (one Michelin star). Lunch at Mackie Mayor or Pollen. Weekend coffee on the towpath at Federal. And it's a six-minute walk to Manchester Piccadilly Station — the same train that pulls into London Euston two hours later.

Transport

  • New Islington
    Metrolink tram
    0.3 mi
  • Manchester Piccadilly
    Mainline rail
    0.6 mi
  • Mancunian Way (A57(M))
    Motorway access
    0.4 mi
  • Manchester Airport
    Direct rail from Piccadilly
    20 min

Nearby

  • Cutting Room Square
    Public square
    0.1 mi
  • Mackie Mayor
    Independent food hall
    0.3 mi
  • Erst, Elnecot, Rudy's, Pollen
    Independent restaurants
    0.2 mi
  • Mana (Michelin-starred)
    Fine dining
    0.2 mi
  • Hallé St Peter's
    Concert venue
    0.1 mi
  • Sainsbury's Local
    Convenience
    0.2 mi

A weekend in Ancoats

Coffee from Pollen on the canal at 8am. Brunch at Mackie Mayor. Afternoon coffee on Cutting Room Square watching the dogs. Dinner at Erst, Elnecot or — if you've booked months ahead — Mana. Sunday boats on the New Islington Marina, a roast at The Edinburgh Castle, and a stroll back along the Rochdale towpath.

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