I think university would be the obvious thing. If the writers were to go down this road he could then come back to the Manchester area in a couple of years with a degree and pop into the street from time to time to sue different people

He was supposed to study law.
Alternatively, he and Karl go off and get married (yes, I know this has already been mentionned elsewhere, I helped write it !) and then go on a honeymoon world trip, coming back in a couple years.
Then there's the option that he decides that he needs to get more into the gay scene so goes to San Fransisco to learn from a master and experience more of life.
Either way, Corrie have said they are
NOT going to kill him off, so there is an up-side to the story.