Sale and surrounds

Sale and its surroundings form a residential suburb which grew around the introduction of the railway. It is bound to the north by the River Mersey and the M60,  to the west by Carrington Moss, and to the south by Timperley. Its vibrant town and village centres, central location and excellent transport links continue to make it a popular residential area. 

Sale town centre provides the central focus to the area, while Sale Moor and Ashton Upon Mersey centres provide two other local centres which have a well-preserved “village” quality. The M60 Motorway, the A56, Metrolink and canal corridors pass through Sale, making it a well-connected place, with the opportunity to provide sustainable development with active pedestrian and cycle transport links.

The central parts of Sale are best characterised by their well-preserved Victorian and Edwardian suburban qualities, leading to a generous spatial quality. Exceptional examples of this suburban style of architecture with decorative facades and roof detailsThe details of a building are the individual components and how they are put together. Some are a deliberate part of the appearance of a building, including doors, windows and their surrounds, porches, decorative features and ironmongery. Others are functional, although they can also contribute to the appearance of a building. These include lighting, flues and ventilation, gutters, pipes and other rainwater details. Detailing affects the appearance of a building or space and how it is experienced. It also affects how well it weathers and lasts over time. More, sit behind established stone boundary walls and hedges along tree lined streets.

Beyond the historic central areas, 20th century semi-detached housing estates make up the majority of the urban form, where the characterCharacter includes all of the elements that go to make a place, how it looks and feels, its geography and landscape, its noises and smells, activity, people and businesses. This character should be understood as a starting point for all development. Character can be understood at three levels; the area type in which the site sits, its surroundings and the features of the site. More remains green and suburban, with numerous parks providing space for recreation. The primary residential forms are Edwardian and Victorian terraces, semi-detached , and villas. The A56 corridor passes through the middle of Sale, which has provided impetus for  commercial activity. This includes some notable examples of the early 20th century Art Deco and early modernist style.