cheapest, best places to live in England?

Amara

Middlesbrough? 2bed terrace starts from 50K.

gingin_2

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

I don't think you'll regret it, Lilly. For £1,500/month you would probably get a house the size of Buckingham Palace in the USA. If you were to move to Texas, for example, you would certainly be able to get somewhere where the garage alone is probably bigger than your current house.

Do you really think it's feasible for the OP to live in Texas? How do you propose she does it?


I agree with Seany re. Norfolk. My parents live about 10 miles outside of Norwich and it's reasonable there, the people are lovely and it's a nice place to raise children.

Seanymph

I too am about 10 miles outside norwich - easy access for loads of gigs and theatre etc, three miles from sandy beaches....... and reasonable prices.

I have lived in several places, but won't leave Norfolk now.

buglawton

Mr_Thrifty wrote: »

Frankly, the whole of the UK is rapidly becoming a dump.... It's pathetic, absolutely pathetic.

thanks for that rant, saved me the trouble

mummyoftwomonkeys

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Errr....I am a carer. My son is disabled and has been since birth. I would hardly call that a scam. He has Down's Syndrome and was born with a number of rare congenital abnormalities of the digestive system. His first surgery, at Alder Hey (wonderful hospital!) was when he was nine hours old.

My son has several medical conditions that mean he has to be cared for both day and night. I'm up every night, at least four times. I change his nappies, give him his medications (ten a day), deal with regular choking, clean his vomit which can be several times a day, comfort him, remind him to wash (including naming parts of the body while he showers himself), sort out his food so that it is cut up into very small pieces (as he cannot manage to chew properly, and his swallowing is compromised by abnormal peristalsis due to scar tissue in his oesophagus, help him to decide which clothes are suitable (shorts are not advisable in snowy weather!), encourage him to eat and drink.... I could go on! (OP, sorry to hijack your thread!)

But no, there are not many jobs that pay £50k. Having said that, the cost of living is cheaper.[/QU

My heart goes out to you x I have so much respect for you, my little boy is deaf not profoundly but he wears hearing aids,and when we first found out I was gutted because he was only 2 weeks old but of course as we had a chance for it to sink in I was actually great full that he didn't have a more serious problem. I send my love to you and your son x

catpaws99

I too live in Norfolk. Live 20 miles outside Norwich and on the whole it's not too bad. Problem where I live is it's all geared towards the holiday trade and so seasonal employment for min wage is the norm. House prices aren't too bad can get mid terraces starting from mid £60k.

kingfisherblue

Thanks Mummyoftwomonkeys - my son has progressive deafness as well. He now has a hearing aid in his left ear and is borderline for one in his right ear. He adapted well though, because he has two friends at school who are deaf. We're just waiting for an urgent appointment because his right side hearing seems to have reduced dramatically in the last fortnight.

It's really good that you found out at such an early age that your son is deaf, as there is help out there. If you haven't already, take a look at www.ndcs.org.uk - I've found them really helpful. Also, if there is a deaf centre near you, see what is available there. Our local centre has Happy Hands, which is a group for under 10s, and Deaf Active, for over 10s, and is very supportive. Both my sons attend Deaf Active, as it is open to all children, not just those with hearing difficulties. It is a youth club run by a deaf youth worker and deaf/hard of hearing assistants. There is also a hearing assistant who can translate.

http://www.deafnessresourcecentre.org/happy%20hands.html

Another benefit of living in my area

mummyoftwomonkeys

Thank you everyone for your replies, I just wanted to see what the rest of the country is like really, I was born in Swindon really wish my family hadn't moved from there really as my fondest memories are from when we lived there, we then moved to Wales my dads mum and dad and a brother moved there so I think the idea was he could be close to them but sadly my Grand parents both died and my uncle moved away, then we moved to North Devon to be close to my mums parents but things didn't work out really, my mum and dad split up and my dad hasn't been to well in recent years, on the upside I have a husband and 2 small boys which wouldn't have happened if I didn't live here but I can't see me wanting to live in Devon forever. There isn't much in the way of employment this is probably the same for many parts of the country but things like water rates seem to be so high, we don't own a property we rent and at the moment live in a market town about 25mins from our work we have lived here almost a year but im not keen on it here, I don't know anyone and there is very little to do. I have often thought about moving out of England one day my Granddad on dads side was from Canada and I have an uncle that moved to N.Z but you need to have something to offer to get into another country and sadly I don't lol

jtr2803

We can swap if you fancy it?

£650 a month for a 2 bed here and that's CHEAP, we started renting this at a time when the rental market was flooded. Ours is top floor and other ground floor flats in the same development are up for £725+ :eek:

Add on council tax at smidge under £1,500 a year and ouch. That's the SE for you!

mummyoftwomonkeys

thank you kingfisherblue I did try taking my son to a deaf centre when he was very young in the hope that he might be able to meet other children the same as him but it didn't really work out and so far hes not met another child with hearing aids shame really but he does cope very well, he often gets children asking what he has in his ears and he just says they help me hear. They make some very snazzy hearing aids now I think he quite likes them, hes always had blue ones and now he has glittery moulds.