Welcome to a land of reasonably sensible house prices and life beyond paying for your mortgage. Saddleworth is lovely.

Here's a tip though. Don't tell your southern compadres that you  live or work near Oldham, or you will be forever blighted by the phrase 'I told 'em, Oldham' rendered in a terrible faux northern accent .  We politely nod and smile when southerners do it; after all it would be rude to engage in a battle of wits with those so clearly ill equipped    

Seriously, you'll find a really strong Hi-Fi scene around Lancashire/Manchester with some great shops and excellent extra-curricular activity, particularly Thursday nights in the Stockport area

Regards

Hex.