Best location to live for UK contractors

[Squatch]

I live in Milton Keynes, great range of property and not overly inflated house prices, fairly central and good road and rail links.

Currently commuting to slough 3 days a week

Milton Keynes to Slough.. ever tempted to top yourself?

I think the Reading area is best. Just avoid Oxford Road - drugs, pimps, prossies etc.. unless that suits you.

[LJames75]

When I lived in Longbridge on the outskirts of Birmingham, I used to get up at 04:30 travel by bus to New Street Station.

Then catch the train to Oxford, then change to Didcot, and do a Linford down the steps under the subway, and up the steps to the other platform to catch the train to Swindon.

Then I would catch the free bus outside the station to work.

Then I would do the same journey back. At the time it cost me £97 a week.

A few weeks later the London Bombings occured, and I found out by chance that there was a train from Swindon to Cheltenham. (at the time nationalrail.co.uk didn't list this route) so I changed at Cheltenham, for New St and then travelled back up the line to Longbridge.

Of where I then did the new route there and back each day until the end of my contract.

When I moved home to Nottingham, I used to travel by train to Derby, change at Derby for New Street, then change for Walsall then catch a bus out to a place called Brownhills. Did that everyday for 3 months.

Then I used to travel from Nottingam to Luton everyday for £120 a week train fare. 1hr 30 mins in total.

I now travel from Nottingham to Birmingham everyday, 1hr 30 mins travel for £70 a week.

[Tensai]

When I lived in Longbridge on the outskirts of Birmingham, I used to get up at 04:30 travel by bus to New Street Station.

Then catch the train to Oxford, then change to Didcot, and do a Linford down the steps under the subway, and up the steps to the other platform to catch the train to Swindon.

Then I would catch the free bus outside the station to work.

Then I would do the same journey back. At the time it cost me £97 a week.

A few weeks later the London Bombings occured, and I found out by chance that there was a train from Swindon to Cheltenham. (at the time nationalrail.co.uk didn't list this route) so I changed at Cheltenham, for New St and then travelled back up the line to Longbridge.

Of where I then did the new route there and back each day until the end of my contract.

When I moved home to Nottingham, I used to travel by train to Derby, change at Derby for New Street, then change for Walsall then catch a bus out to a place called Brownhills. Did that everyday for 3 months.

Then I used to travel from Nottingam to Luton everyday for £120 a week train fare. 1hr 30 mins in total.

I now travel from Nottingham to Birmingham everyday, 1hr 30 mins travel for £70 a week.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............

[Sockpuppet]

I do logistics. I live in the "golden traingle" that is formed by the M1, M6, M69.

Current role is a trek though. Only took it as it would have meant the same Client on my CV twice with a years gap (another project), same team, differnet project. Looks good etc.

[threaded]

Doncaster

[Sockpuppet]

Doncaster

That's where my last contract was. The massive place next to J6 M18 you partly have me to thank for.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I live in Leicestershire, there must be other places that would be more convenient on paper, but I can't stand the South of England (except as a place to work, when forced)

[sasguru]

I live in the "golden traingle" that is formed by the M1, M6, M69.

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tulipehole dump

[Platypus]

I live in Leicestershire

Tis indeed a nice part o the world!

[Sockpuppet]

Tis indeed a nice part o the world!

Indeed it is.

tulipehole dump

Well yes but commercial land prices are almost second only to Heathrow. Well they were when I looked last year.