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Neighbourhood guide
Old Town
Squares, chapels and the city’s oldest streets.
The Old Town is the city’s historic core: Georgian squares, narrow lanes, a cathedral close and a few mews tucked behind the grand houses. Homes here are rare, often listed and full of character.
Georgian squares
Mews houses
Covered market
Theatres and galleries
Fig. 01 — A view of the neighbourhood
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Living here
Everything is close in the Old Town. Theatres, the covered market and the cathedral close are all a few minutes’ walk apart, and the squares double as gardens for the people who live around them.
Living with history
Many buildings are listed, which shapes what you can change. Restoration takes patience and the right specialists, and we work with conservation architects on most of the homes we bring to market here.
Quiet corners
Step off the main streets and the Old Town turns quiet: mews behind the squares, a walled garden behind the chapter house and lanes that see few cars.
A Georgian square with a lawn and trees
A Georgian brick terrace with painted front doors
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Nearby
Covered market and independent shops
Theatre and concert hall
Cathedral close and walled gardens
Rail station on the edge of the Old Town
Getting around
The Old Town is best on foot. The rail station sits at its southern edge and parking is limited, so many residents live without a car.
A general guide, not verified travel information. Check operators for current routes and timetables.
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Homes here
Homes we have in this neighbourhood.
Listings change often. If nothing suits today, ask us to tell you when something does.
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Developments
What we’re building nearby.
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From the journal
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