3 4 . ▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁in ▁which ▁General ▁George ▁S . ▁Pat ton , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁invasion , ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁perce ived ▁to ▁be ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁" s lap ( ped ) ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁except ▁Great ▁Britain ", ▁which ▁nearly ▁ended ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁o vers p ill ▁housing ▁est ates ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁families ▁from ▁Manchester . ▁The ▁Long ridge ▁o vers p ill ▁estate ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Over ▁Ward ▁by ▁Manchester ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁homes ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁already ▁been ▁sold ▁to ▁their ▁occup ants ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Method ist ▁H ous ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Kn uts ford ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁town ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Northern ▁England , ▁followed ▁by ▁nearby ▁town ▁Al tr inch am . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁large ▁range ▁of ▁house ▁prices ▁in ▁Kn uts ford , ▁varying ▁from ▁approximately ▁£ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁nearly ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁average ▁price ▁is ▁above ▁£ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Govern ance