Salford Central train station is just over 1.5 miles away from New Broughton Village providing direct transport links around the North West. With a comprehensive bus service, a number of routes can take you from Broughton Lane to the city centre in just over ten minutes.

For families, the location is close to educational institutes throughout all key stages. There are around nine primary schools in the local area, and some excellent secondary schools in both Salford and Manchester. Most notably New Broughton Village has a new two-form entry Primary School  with a Children's Centre Hub, opened in September 2011, along with a public park covering 12.3 acres of land. The new school extends and support all children as individuals and helps them achieve their appropiately high aspirations. The Children's Centre Hub offers health services, family support, outreach services, access to information on childcare, training and employment advice. This will play an important part in the regeneration of the area.

If you love the outdoors, Salford is home to over 500 hectares of open space with many public and country parks. Blackleach and Clifton Country Parks are the perfect opportunity to enjoy the countryside on your doorstep, with plenty of wildlife to spot and landscapes to be explored.

Manchester city centre, with its huge variety of stylish bars, fantastic restaurants and exclusive stores is less than one mile away. The Trafford Centre, with one of the best selections of department stores, high street and designer brands in the North West  is situated only 5.8 miles away. Combined with its cultural attractions, museums and sporting venues Manchester really does have something for everyone, so be sure to take advantage of living in the heart of it all.