Find us a home for £85k!

candygirl

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks.....Southport looks promising!

Southport is lovely hun:D:DI live about 20 mins away and it's fab:D:D

phoebe1989seb

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Some of the flats in Clacton look quite nice! What's Clacton like? My husband would love to live near the sea.

I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy.......We moved from Hampshire to Essex 4 years ago (between Colchester and Clacton) and it was the biggest mistake we've ever made. We had a very nice detached period (Tudor) house but that didn't make up for the fact that a good percentage of the people we encountered (especially on the rare occasions that we ventured into Clacton) were chavvy and awful Clacton is full of elderly ex-Eastenders who delight in mowing you down on their motorised scooters and I personally wouldn't have felt safe walking round town alone as many of the population seemed to have a real attitude problem - and I'm not being snobby! Frinton-on-Sea, whilst having a bit of a reputation for being populated by nimbies, is a much nicer, more refined place and Colchester too is ok..........but we couldn't wait to get back to civilisation and a bit of culture in Wiltshire!

trooperdog

I live in blackpool and its ace. really good people lots to do and for 85k you can get a lot for your money!!

Norma_Desmond

When oh when am I going to convince you to move here SDW?

A lovely little 2 bed flat in our village sold for £78K just a couple of months ago....it even had a private courtyard big enough for said kayak.

How's the house in Spain doing; any offers?

seven-day-weekend

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy.......We moved from Hampshire to Essex 4 years ago (between Colchester and Clacton) and it was the biggest mistake we've ever made. We had a very nice detached period (Tudor) house but that didn't make up for the fact that a good percentage of the people we encountered (especially on the rare occasions that we ventured into Clacton) were chavvy and awful Clacton is full of elderly ex-Eastenders who delight in mowing you down on their motorised scooters and I personally wouldn't have felt safe walking round town alone as many of the population seemed to have a real attitude problem - and I'm not being snobby! Frinton-on-Sea, whilst having a bit of a reputation for being populated by nimbies, is a much nicer, more refined place and Colchester too is ok..........but we couldn't wait to get back to civilisation and a bit of culture in Wiltshire!

Thanks for the warning!

looby75

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks.....Southport looks promising!

I used to live in Southport (not far from that flat actually) and from your description I think it would suit you quite well. There is a pretty good mix of people that live in the area, some older and quite a lot youngsters/students.

There are a lot of old Victorian houses that have been turned into flats and obviously it's a seaside town. It's got good transport links to Liverpool and Manchester and plenty of shops and amenities on your door step.

seven-day-weekend

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

When oh when am I going to convince you to move here SDW?

A lovely little 2 bed flat in our village sold for £78K just a couple of months ago....it even had a private courtyard big enough for said kayak.

How's the house in Spain doing; any offers?

Pembrokeshire....would go there like a shot!

Last time I checked there was nothing within our price range.

We've had people interested in the house and three viewings; however they wanted land and/or pool and/or sea, so I don't quite know why they are looking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I guarantee that the first person through the door who genuinely wants a traditional village house in the mountains will buy it.

For those wih might be interested, or know someone who might be, here it is: We are negotiable on price.

http://www.alpujarraspropertydirectory.com/calle-gerald-brenan-yegen-yegen-for-sale

seven-day-weekend

Thanks also to the posters with information about Southport/Blackpool. Might take a trip there this summer .

Oog

I know where the last two on Gra76's list are and it's a very reasonable place to live.
There is a huge park and playing field close by, you can get to the seaside in less than 30 minutes and you're even close enough to the river for canoeing! Motorbiking galore as the roads between Withernsea and Hornsey are really fun!
You can walk to the retail park for food shopping or clothes, or there is a regular bus in to town.

The only reason I'm moving is that the pubs are a bit modern and clean for my liking!!!

Slinky

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

http://www.alpujarraspropertydirectory.com/calle-gerald-brenan-yegen-yegen-for-sale

How can you bear to leave, that looks fabulous.

No way would I be swapping that for Jaywick or Blackpool!