moving to fife ??

aurorahelios

For the kind of money you want to spend Glenrothes is probably your best bet. As vital spark says Rimbletons ok, Newcastle is ok and south parks has a good reputation but houses are a little more expensive. I live in Tanshall which is supposedly rough but in my 18 years here I've never had any bother, its very quiet and we have excellent neighbours.

The drive to Dundee from glenrothes usually takes about 30-40 minutes, but bear in mind the Tay road bridge gets busy at peak times so journey times can lengthen.

Personally I would avoid Kelty, Methil, Ballingry and Lochgelly.

Vital_Spark_2

Aurora, it's a small world, isn't it? There's you in Tanshall and me in Rimbleton but we have to come onto the world wide web to meet. LOL!

Vital_Spark_2

Newbiemum, I'm sorry to report that the house of which I spoke seems to be a 2 rather than 3 bedroom and, given that there was a light on it it the other evening, I think it may have already been taken.

I will continue to keep an eye open for vacant houses in this area and pass on the word in this thread.

If your hubby's going to be working for Fife Council, surely they will get him a house: specify Rimbleton, Caskieberran, Southparks, Newcastle (if there are any houses left in Council hands in that area). As far as I know, much of Tanshall is okay too but maybe Aurora will direct you of which streets to steer clear.

Some parts of Woodside, the original town, are beautiful with bigger rooms and gardens for the most part. Dovecot is good as is Finglassie where, I believe there are a number of new houses plus some housing association developments.

I know someone, a friend of my friend, who has a family run estate agent. I'll ask them for ideas. However, if it were me, I would rather rent, Council or housing association, in town first then look to buy when my incomce increased or I found something I really liked.

Fifer

I'd second Glenrothes or some of the NE villages such as Muchty as good choices in your budget. I'm originally from the Howe, but have been in Glenrothes for about 25 years now (on and off) and it suits us just fine. There are some very good ex-corporation houses within your budget in Glenrothes and, as has been pointed out, most are now privately owned and there are few areas to be totally avoided. Some parts of Auchmuty and Tanshall (but by no means all) are a bit dodgy, but everything is relative and I'm not aware that there are ever any serious problems in the town (well, not since the original neighbours from Hell left Auchmuty - I'm sure Aurora and Vital Spark know who I mean ).

I'm familiar with all the Scottish New Towns and Glenrothes is by far the least 'concrete-jungley' of them all. It has lots of green areas, two wonderful parks (the Town Park and Balbirnie Park), four golf courses (Town, Balbirnie, Leslie and Thronton) with the wilds of the Lomond Hills on the doorstep, the seaside just seven miles away and loads of other amenities.

Check out https://www.rightmove.co.uk and Remax websites for most of the property in the area. If you see something you fancy, post the street name and we can advise on whether to view or avoid.

catherineblack

Hi, i can vouch for Glenrothes too. I grew up in Kirkcaldy, and moved to Glenrothes at 18. Newcastle is a really nice area. Don't be put off by the 'new town' image, yes there are lots of roundabouts, but it's a great town. Lots of lovely green spaces, nice parks and good shopping centre. As a Kirkcaldy gal, i was horrified when my parents wanted to move to Glenrothes, but when they moved, I loved it. Now I'm in the big city, but do enjoy going home for visits.
Catherine

Prudent

I used to live and work in fife and agree that Glenrothes probaly offers you the best value in cost versus amenities. There rae some great ex council buys. I don't know what you would get for your money now, but it is a good place to get on the property ladder.

allen36_0

SilverLady wrote:

As someone who lives in Fife, I would suggest Glenrothes. .

As an incomer to Fife I can see some attractions to Glenrothes (parks, god shopping centre, Lomond Hills, college) but it is a new town and this lacking real character. Levenmouth (Leven, Methil, Buckhaven) is seriously under-rated, older and coastal - and if you're careful about the location, friendly.

Within your budget, we bought a former council house with fantastic over park and sea.

Fifer

allen36_0 wrote:

As an incomer to Fife I can see some attractions to Glenrothes (parks, god shopping centre, Lomond Hills, college) but it is a new town and this lacking real character. Levenmouth (Leven, Methil, Buckhaven) is seriously under-rated, older and coastal - and if you're careful about the location, friendly.

New towns are different, but it's rather damning to say that Glenrothes is lacking character. It is different in character to more traditional towns perhaps and possibly not what you are after, but everyone is different thankfully. Even those who want older properties (if that's what you mean by 'character'?), can find them in Glenrothes, in Cadham, Alburne Park and Woodside, as well as the greater Glenrothes conurbation towns of Markinch, Leslie and Thornton.

kawilson00

Hi

I would also suggest Glenrothes, as it has a little bit of everything, and you can get some houses still reasonably priced.

Some of the little villages north of Glenrothes would be worth looking at, but these have seen a rise in prices as they are mostly used as commuter villages now.

Have a look at http://www.fifespc.co.uk/ as well.

Good luck finding somewhere!

newbiemum05

thanks everyone you've been fantastic a
help !!!