My partner, myself, our 7 year old daughter (and baby on the way!) are hoping to leave London, so we can buy a house - only we don't know where to move to!
We're lucky in that we can both work from home, but my daughter does need to get to London to visit her Dad at weekends, so can't be much more than a 90 minute train ride from London.
I don't drive, so moving to the remote countryside is not an option. We'd really like to live in a family area, but a house that's within walking distance of good cinemas/shops/restaurants/pubs... We both like towns with a bit of history, not too tiny (we're used to London!) ideally there'll also be some countryside/coast nearby to visit on days out.
We have a budget of £250k and do need a 3 bed house (at least) so the 'best' bits of the commuter belt will probably be above of our budget. Any ideas for nice places to live?
2007-02-28 23:09:22 · 12 answers · asked by Tooting Jo H 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
If you look at a map and look just outside the M25, most of the places between 5 and ten miles beyond are reasonably nice and make commuting an easy feature. All you have to do then is pick your own location.
2007-02-28 23:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
With the requirements specified I would not travel anywhere outside a 40 - 50 mile radius. You will need to be in a fair size town, with good amenities, a good rail link into the city that is within a budget and 3 bed house below 250k.
Well there is not much choice really.
You may be lucky and achieve a good bargin on a house for around the 200k mark, but they are rare in the South East Commuter Zones.
Try places like, East Grinstead, Crawley, Horsham, Petersfield, Winchester, Andover, Reading, Aylesbury, Luton, Letchworth. etc.
Good luck on your search.
2007-03-02 22:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Colchester, 45 mins to liverpool street. Some great primary schools and a roman castle and loads of history - one bit is that Boadicea led an army to Colchester in 60AD to reclaim Britain when the romans had taken over the town and labeled it as the new capital of Britain. She ended up burning the whole place to the ground!
On top of the history it's got a park, cinemas, bowling, waterpark and beautiful villages and farmland all around. Like any town it's got its cheaper estates and some seriously posh streets, with your budget you should find what you're looking for there.
2007-03-04 14:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at Guildford. It's a historical city with an easy commute to London. Shopping is good, schools are good and there is an Odeon cinema!
2007-02-28 23:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by mdw 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My friends have just done this. He works in Victoria and she stays at home with their new baby. They couldn't afford London anymore and wanted a garden. They moved to Edenbridge. It's a lovely historic Kent town but he can still commute to London easily for work.
http://www.edenbridgetown.com
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2016-04-21 07:06:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest Guildford for good amenities, proximity to London (40 mins on train), countryside on your doorstep and affordable housing.
I would also mention Epsom but I think house prices are quite high in that area.
2007-03-01 07:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by catrina 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Brighton
2007-02-28 23:13:22 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Milton Keynes
Langley
Watford
Reading
Maidenhead
Thame
Marlow - very nice if you live by the river
Beaconsfield (very nice, but whether you will find a 3 bed for £250K, I doubt, but you could try)
2007-03-03 09:26:48 · answer #9 · answered by Baps . 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's always Brighton but it's a bit of a shithole.
2007-02-28 23:22:07 · answer #10 · answered by mesun1408 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋