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Mirfield a nice place or not?

Hi

I am looking to buy a place in Mirfield - West Yorkshire. I am from Derby but have recently got a job up north

Anyone give me some advice on the area? Schools etc?

Thanks

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  • aj9648 wrote: »
    Hi

    I am looking to buy a place in Mirfield - West Yorkshire. I am from Derby but have recently got a job up north

    Anyone give me some advice on the area? Schools etc?

    Thanks

    Yeah, it's a nice place. The houses usually have a premium on them.

    They've just had an agricultural show at the weekend which attracted 14,000 people, they have a couple of supermarkets, railway station (soon to be linked to London), library, cricket pitch/park in the centre etc.

    Schools - it depends on Secondary or Primary. Secondary - Castle Hall and Mirfield Free Grammar (MFG).

    I grew up there and live in nearby Dewsbury. My parents still live there. PM me if you have more questions.
  • Hugbubble
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    aj9648 wrote: »
    Hi

    I am looking to buy a place in Mirfield - West Yorkshire. I am from Derby but have recently got a job up north

    Anyone give me some advice on the area? Schools etc?

    Thanks

    They have a great chippy too :)
  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    Have a ride around the adjacent areas first, such as ravenscliffe / Dewsbury.
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  • hmd1987
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    Mirfield is a lovely place to live - I spent the first 18 years of my life there, and most of my family still live in and around the area

    plenty of schools, both primary and secondary, nearby towns such as dewsbury and heckmondwike are also nice, there is also heckmondwike grammar school which always does really well in exam results etc
  • mirfield is great. some of the areas nearby, ie ravensthorpe arent great, but mirfield is seen as a nice place to live, great community and all the resources you need, also near hopton for countryside and nice pubs
  • Li0nhead
    Li0nhead Posts: 16,922 Forumite
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    Not too far away from Mirfield.

    Very nice place to live, just avoid London Park estate and you should be fine.
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