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[Incognito]

i went there for a meeting once, the Wetherspoons was doing a roaring trade and it was 10am. overall impression was of a town full of hillbillies and people who look a bit racist.

Ha ha ha. How can you tell? Were they not wearing their Lib Dem badges?

[DimPrawn]

overall impression was of a town full of hillbillies and people who look a bit racist.

Look a bit racist. You mean white people?

[lambrini_socialist]

Look a bit racist. You mean white people?

just messin' with ya DP.

[Ardesco]

I'm living in a place called Brackley which is just classified as Midlands. I'm in between the M40 and M1 so 15 mins gets me onto the motorway of my choice, not too built up, property is reasonably priced and there are lots of good schools here. We are also 5-10 mins from Silverstone which is fun if you like going on the track or watching various motorsports. Some average times to get to places from here:

Banbury - 15 mins
Bicestor - 15 mins
Oxford - 30 Mins
Abingdon - 45 Mins
Northampton - 20 mins
Milton Keynes - 30-40 mins
Central London - 2 Hours (Assuming train)
Birmingham - 1 Hour
Leicester - 1 Hour
Cheltenham - 1 Hour 30 mins

If you are seriously looking some of the more affluent areas that will get you a nice big 6 bed house with a few acres of land and possibly some stables are:

Radstone
Turweston
Finmere
Little Tingewick
Evenly
Halse

[Solent]

I would recommend Southampton, buzzing City, reasonable house prices, lots of work available and with the New Forest etc on our doorstep, you cannot go wrong...and with the added value of being near the water and close to the Airport for cheapy FlyBe flights

[expat]

I voted other, because the obvious place to stay (midlands) wasn't really an option. Somewhere which is an hour from London, an hour from Brum, an hour from the M4 corridor (Reading/Slough) an hour from Cambridge and an hour from Oxford is not a bad place to pick up contracts from.

That is the Bedford / Milton Keynes area. Yes, this ideal place had to have a downside.

I live in Leighton Buzzard, which is near those two but not at all like either. It is well placed for the commutes that I need to make to go to decent contracts:
Luton
Heathrow
City Airport
Birmingham International.


Quality of life, and a steady contracting income? Sounds like 2 polls to me.

[Moscow Mule]

I would recommend Southampton, buzzing City, reasonable house prices, lots of work available and with the New Forest etc on our doorstep, you cannot go wrong...and with the added value of being near the water and close to the Airport for cheapy FlyBe flights

I went to uni in Southampton. Choose your suburb wisely...

[Mustang]

Guildford. Half an hour to Waterloo, good schools, nice countryside around, pretty cobbled high street.
Sorted.

Great University too!!

[sasguru]

All you lot with places non-commutable to London, give up. For what RH does, most of the wonga is in London.

[NickFitz]

Thanks for all the responses so far folks - keep them coming.


I suppose I could do that - but I like being out and about, seeing clients etc. Also, would be helpful if the area has a strong arts community I could get involved with.

Leicester. It's crap and there's no work, but it's very handy for several of the best hunts in the country. The Quorn is a mere half hour's drive from the affordable housing in some of the more violent council estates.