Where's nice to live in the UK?

[Moscow Mule]

Devon!!!!!! Full of six fingered inbreds!! Why do you think I left!!!!

Did they hound you out because of your 7 fingers?

[castoff101]

Lived there for 10 years. Thought it got boring and dirty over the years. But then again, maybe I was just getting old.

Adds to the charm.

Parking situation is bad news for anybody driving in from out of town.

[Olly]

Urgggghhhhhh, hangover


Ok thanks for replies

So as I mentioned I'm not in Finance or Insurance which may put a lot of places out of bounds. My requirement, however is not to live commutable to London, it's just that I can't see an alternative

We've had:

1. Liverpool - will look into it a bit but for some reason the idea isn't sitting well with me
2. Oxford - budget isn't really up to getting somewhere nice plus it's not a realistically a daily London commute is it? temper that with the possibility of local work and the fact it's a nice place that I know quite well...hmmmmmmm. It's an 'easy' option.
3. Chester popped up - already keen on the place, just worried about work....suppose could B&B in London 4 nights a week.
4. Exeter/Plymouth - too far from civilisation, I'd rather Southampton / Bournemouth
5. Swindon - arrrrrrrrrgh
6. Kent - yes but where in Kent exactly?
7. East Midlands - Where exactly? Milton Keynes, Brum? Will have a good look at the former as heard some positive stuff from a couple of people about the place.
8. Salisbury - agree, nice place, will take a look but what about the commute?
9. London - places within my budget with a garage that will still have its contents in the morning....bollox......where exactly?
10. Brighton / Hove - hmmmm...probably out of budget but I'll have a goosey. Stayed up the road in Worthing for a bit, and further along in Chichester, really like the South Coast, reeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllly like.

Anywhere else for my £250k?
Thanks

[PM-Junkie]

[QUOTE=SuperZ;1097361]Anywhere commutable to London isn't a nice place to live.
/QUOTE]
Not true - I live in Winchester and it is fine here. If you can afford it that is, which of course all true money-grabbing contractors can

[Olly]

Not true - I live in Winchester and it is fine here. If you can afford it that is, which of course all true money-grabbing contractors can

Can't afford it Lived there before when I worked at IBM Hursley, liked it a lot.
Well maaaaaaaaaybe I could, get a lodger and all that jazz
What's the commute like?

[Olly]

Right then,
Kent is looking a strong contender. Unfortunately friends and family are the other side of London so that puts quite a downer on the idea though.

Seems my budget will get a place there....just reading up on Ashford.
Been to Canterbury and it seemed nice enough there too.

P.S. Winchester looks like a complete no go, nice places there are around the £325K mark.

[MrMark]

Only visited Ipswich the once, but it seemed nice enough...

[Moscow Mule]

Plenty of nice-ish property within the M25, have a look on globrix - they have a handy map search which yielded this within 30 seconds.

http://www.townends.co.uk/SITE/php/p...T090401&type=b

You can also use upmystreet.com to get an idea of thee sort of folk who live in a particular postcode once you've found an area you might like.

Edit: the even give you a handy link generator - http://snipr.com/utt0t

[Clippy]

Frimley is a possibility too but I guess price a barrier also.

How about Camberley or Staines which are near Frimley?

As a suggestion, find the desirable areas which you can't afford and work your way out from there.

So, taking Richmond-upon-Thames as an example suggestions would be Kingston-upon-Thames, New Malden, Isleworth, Hampton, Surbiton etc.

Edit: Thinking about it, look into Surbiton.

[mudskipper]

How about Camberley or Staines which are near Frimley?

As a suggestion, find the desirable areas which you can't afford and work your way out from there.

So, taking Richmond-upon-Thames as an example suggestions would be Kingston-upon-Thames, New Malden, Isleworth, Hampton, Surbiton etc.

Edit: Thinking about it, look into Surbiton.

Yep - Farnborough station is only 40 minutes to Waterloo - only a stone's throw from Frimley and has got some nice bits.