PROPERTY prices may be sliding but Wilmslow has still got a grip as the favourite location, location, location for the rich and famous.

As far as house prices go Wilmslow is the hottest ticket in the region with several streets making it into the millionaires’ row category.

But Alderley Edge with a wealth of footballers and celebrities among its residents tops the latest poll as THE place to live in the North West.

There are more millionaires living on Congleton Road in the village than anywhere else and it has been named as the most expensive residential street outside the Royal London borough’s of Kensington and Chelsea.

Several other streets in the area make it into the top 20 most expensive streets in the North West

Martin Ellis, chief economist at Halifax which produced the figures, said: "Chelsea and Kensington have some of the most expensive streets in England and Wales. The Royal Borough has been a highly fashionable area to live in since the Swinging Sixties.

"In recent years, its prime location in Central London has attracted affluent celebrities and ultra wealthy foreign businessmen helping to drive up house prices."

"On a smaller scale the same thing has happened in the boroughs to the south of Manchester, even if the average prices are a quarter of those paid in London."

Homes on Congleton Road in Alderley Edge have an average price tag of £1,684,166 but that is closely followed by Withinlee Road, in Prestbury, where the average house costs £1,628,614.

Next is Chelford Road, Alderley Edge where the average price is £1,421,214.

Roads in The Wirral and Altrincham are close behind at an average price of £1,371,666.

Heybridge Lane, Prestbury which comes in with a house price of £1,353,833.

Fletsand Road, in Wilmslow at £1,277,428 followed by Torkington Road, 1,261,875.

Prestbury Road in Wilmslow is also listed with an average house price of £1,093,750.

Posh Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge, just squeezes in to the top 20 with an average price of £1,018,948 per property.