I am looking at moving house and wish to get a ‘feel’ for a particular area. I.e. Crime, Schools, Ethnic Mix etc. (UK)
2007-01-29 03:49:29 · 8 answers · asked by Whatever 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I'd suggest going there and walking around to really get a 'feel' for the place. If it's a town, go on a busy day like a Saturday when people are shopping to see what life is like there. Walk around the back streets too, the quieter residential part and think about if you can see yourself living there.
Check out your local amenities, not just shops but doctors, dentists nearby. Contact the local authority there who should be able to give you info on the health services.
You can also try a website like this one - http://www.uklocalarea.info/index.php
It gives info on local school and how good they are, crime rates, public transport, council tax etc
2007-01-29 06:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
England: Oxford. It has a thriving community economic equipment (with the exception of the college, BMW have a significant plant there, and there is a technological know-how park and a nuclear study facility interior the position) and it is on the sting of the Cotswolds, an noticeably alluring rural area, and it in all fairness reachable for trains to London. Kendal interior the the English Lake District. only alluring. finished of literary institutions. significant employers are specifically retail, i imagine. Dorset for the nation-state and the coast. Cornwall for small villages close to the sea. A thriving artwork scene. Scotland: Inverness. Lakes and mountains. Edinburgh - thriving, cultural. Wales: once you're searching for solitude and castles and alluring landscapes. Cardiff is the numerous city. under no circumstances been to Northern eire yet I comprehend that it is going by ability of an economic and cultural renaissance with the aid of peace and ecu money.
2016-10-16 06:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police stations usually have this data on their websites or can give you a crime report for an area if you call it. Drive in the area you are interested in during the day and at night...you will see different things. Ask people you know about the area...etc.
Good luck! :)
2007-01-29 04:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at house prices and see what are the cheapest. If theyre still expensive e,g, £200,000 then it would be a good area. Good schooling, good infrastructure, good GCSE passes, low unemployment rate. Is it a green area. tips read the local paper or visit the area.
2007-01-29 07:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by dlg3579 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk topeople who already live there. Visit the area at night and see what it is like then.
2007-01-29 04:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for information such as racial makeup and crime rates I suggest going to wikipedia.com and typing in the name of the town, they break all those things down for you on one page!
2007-01-29 03:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spend the weekend there in guesthouse or hotel then go out at different times to see for yourself what its like
2007-01-29 03:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by fergie 11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try www.upmystreet.co.uk and put in the postcode
2007-01-29 04:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by Charlie8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋