Resident's Lobby

Concierge Services

Private Rooftop Terrace

Wellness Suite

Pocket Garden

Private Sky Lounge

Indoor Gym

Velocity by DS & CO: Townhouses and Apartments Beside Old Trafford

Off-Plan from £209,900 with 6.3% Yields, Trafford Manchester

Velocity is a 102-home collection of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 2 and 3-storey townhouses on Talbot Road, 0.6 miles from Old Trafford. With one-bedrooms from £209,900, two-beds from £315,825 and townhouses from £395,960, the development covers both buy-to-let investors and owner-occupiers in a market where new-build townhouses are rare. Yields up to 6.3% with completion Q3 2028. For a wider view of UK regional regeneration markets, see our property news.

Refined Interiors, Sky Lounge and Rooftop Terrace

Each home features handleless kitchens with quartz worktops, integrated appliances, porcelain bathroom tiling and wood-effect flooring. Communal amenities include a 10th-floor private sky lounge with panoramic city views, a wellness suite, a rooftop terrace with yoga space, a residents' lobby with concierge, a pocket garden and secure cycle storage.

Inside the £8bn Trafford Regeneration Masterplan

Velocity sits at the heart of one of the largest sports-led regeneration projects in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics. The £4.2bn Old Trafford masterplan will deliver a new 48,000-seat Manchester United stadium, 15,000 new homes and an Oxford Economics-forecast £7.3bn annual GDP boost. Together with TraffordCity (£2.6bn) and Trafford Civic Quarter (£1.2bn), the borough is being reshaped through 2030–2032.

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Yields up to

6.3%

Completing in

Q3 2028

Tenure

999 Years

Units & Availability

Lowest entry point

1 Bedroom Apartment

From £209,900

420 - 603 sq ft.

Best value

2 Bedroom Apartment

From £315,825

657 - 926 sq ft.

Rare in central Manchester

Townhouse

From £395,960

818 - 947 sq ft.

Velocity gives UK investors something rare in central Manchester — both apartments and townhouses, 0.6 miles from Old Trafford and a Q3 2028 completion that times perfectly with the £4.2bn stadium regeneration coming to delivery.

Demi Berndt

Property Consultant

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Your investment repayment would be:

£ 630 per month.

Stamp Duty:

£0

You have to pay stamp duty:

0% between £0 and £209,900

Your effective stamp duty rate is 0%.

Gross Yield:

0.00%

(without running costs)

Net Yield:

0.00%

(with running costs)

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About DS & CO

Velocity is delivered by DS & CO, a multi-generational family-run UK construction and residential property development company founded in 2014. The business has grown from boutique schemes to a pipeline now exceeding 500 units and a combined GDV of £185M+. DS & CO is backed in a strategic joint venture by Stuart Fraser — founder of Network Plus, the UK utility infrastructure firm sold in a landmark transaction valued at approximately £600 million. Construction at Velocity is supported by FP McCann, the UK's largest precast concrete manufacturer with over 1,700 employees nationwide.

UK Investors: Why Trafford Matters in 2026

Old Trafford is being transformed by the UK's largest sports-led regeneration since the 2012 London Olympics. With a new 48,000-seat Manchester United stadium, 15,000 new homes and a forecast £7.3bn annual GDP boost, the borough is on a clear capital growth trajectory. Velocity sits at the centre of this transformation with a Q3 2028 completion — meaning UK investors who buy off-plan today benefit from the regeneration narrative being delivered before they take handover.

Why are townhouses unusual in central Manchester developments?

Most central Manchester schemes deliver apartments only because of plot density and yield economics. Velocity's three-storey townhouses are scarce product, broadening the resale market to families and owner-occupiers as well as investors.

What capital growth is forecast for Manchester?

Savills forecasts 27.6% house price growth across the North West between 2026 and 2030 — the strongest UK regional forecast, underpinned by Manchester's £90 billion regional economy and ~3% annual population growth.

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