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What is Peterborough like?
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Im with the rest - in my experience, the majority of places with a PE postcode are uninspiring, boring, and in some cases extremely inbred!£2 Savers Club #156!
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I live in Stamford and before I got made redundant I used to commute to London every day. Used to take me around 1h 45/50mins door to door (City of London) but I do live close to the station. The only real pain with the train service is that trains to/from Peterborough are only one an hour. Of course the cost of the train ticket is quite high too but it is a nice part of the world.0
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Peterborough is not as bad as some of the posters are making out - and it does depend on the area. Orton Longueville is one of the better Ortons, you basically want to stick to those along the Oundle Road (Longueville, Waterville, Wistow, even Northgate) and avoid the others. Hampton is pretty much an anonymous spread of housing estates based around a Tesco Extra retail park.
It also depends on whether you want to live in a town (Stamford, Oakham, Huntingdon), a village, or in the suburbs of a small city (Peterborough). One thing I would say is that each of the 'burbs tends to have its own identity, and the "original" areas (pre-Peterborough Devel Corp) are nicer than the more recent creations.
I lived there for a number of years, and my parents have lived there quite happily for the last 20+ years.:heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls
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LisaLou1982 wrote: »Im with the rest - in my experience, the majority of places with a PE postcode are uninspiring, boring, and in some cases extremely inbred!
I'm sooo glad you said "majority"! believe it or not there are some locations with a PE postcode that are very pleasant to live in, and I live in one of them! :rotfl:
Would agree with some of your comments though, especially the "extremely inbred" one, the PE postcode covers a huge area, it's not all the same.0 -
Huntingdon has large areas of former London overspill housing, Godmanchester (over the river) seems quite nice. But it's nearly 30 miles from Stamford. There are some nice residential areas in Peterborough on the west side as well as some attractive villages Castor, Ailsworth, Wansford and Helpston, Glinton, the Deepings to the north, all of which are easy commute to Stamford, which is the most attractive town for miles.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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I grew up in a PE postcode and lived there for almost 40 years, nearer to Huntingdon than Peterborough, and I travel back at least one weekend a month visiting family and friends.
Peterborough is OK for shopping, especially with the Queensgate Centre, and the Key Theatre has always had a good programme of events. But I wouldn't want to live there.
Huntingdon is OK as long as you steer clear of the Oxmoor Estate. Most shopping needs can be met in town and it gives you easy access to Cambridge or Peterborough for the rest.
But both places have been built up considerably in recent years and many estates don't have basic amenities (Shop, Dr, Community Hall, Church) so you need to travel for everything.
If the Mrs needs to commute to Stamford and you need to commute to London villages on the A1 corridor may be a better option. I think some of them even have a commuter bus to get you to the station.:j Proud Member of Mike's Mob :j0 -
A couple of months ago I moved to Bourne (a PE postcode) and I have been very impressed. People are friendly, feels very safe in all areas / walking about, good schools, sensible property prices. An excellent market town. Nice quality of life. It has matched expectations.
Is there any chance you can relocate your job out of London in any shape or form?0 -
Isn't peterborough the town that is blaming the Poles for all their problems? I stayed there for a week once - in no hurry to return I have to say.This is not financial nor legal nor property advice. Consult a paid professional if in doubt.0
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Bestthingsinlifearefree wrote: »A couple of months ago I moved to Bourne (a PE postcode) and I have been very impressed. People are friendly, feels very safe in all areas / walking about, good schools, sensible property prices. An excellent market town. Nice quality of life. It has matched expectations.
Is there any chance you can relocate your job out of London in any shape or form?
I can potentially get my job relocated to Cambridge but will have to take a significant pay cut (in financial services the further out you are from London the lower the salary). Moreover, progression through the ranks is limited in a smaller office (Cambridge) as opposed to London.0 -
nocturne_sa wrote: »I can potentially get my job relocated to Cambridge but will have to take a significant pay cut (in financial services the further out you are from London the lower the salary). Moreover, progression through the ranks is limited in a smaller office (Cambridge) as opposed to London.
Or you could commute to London each day and take a siginificant quality of life cut.
It depends what is the priority. As a dad, I have breakfast with my little 3 year old boy every day and I am at home with him by 6.00pm / and can put him to bed every night / read him a story. My wife and I can enjoy the evenings and not just live for the weekends (as it can be if you arrive home from work at 8.00pm)
What price do I put on that? Priceless I won't get those times back again.
It will be a compromise. I guess we have compromised on career opportunites / access to big city attractions by living in Bourne but we have got a lot of house for our money (small mortgage) and a lot of family quality of life and a market town we fill comfortable in and that has the key amenities and is not to far away from London "civillisation".
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