As a non driver its a good location with buses to Manchester and Prestwich a 6 minute walk away.
Additionally Margaret and Jon were exceptionally generous with lifts. Especially after I arrived to bring back a week's shopping from Tesco.
All the facilities you need are there and there are lots of 'starter' extras like homemade bread, jam,marmalade....
The Motorways look close on the map, but were never more than a faint distant hum.