Moving to Bath area, recs on where to live?

WestonDave

One other thing to watch if you are thinking of buying anywhere in B&NES soonish - get hold of a copy of the Core Strategy documents from the council website and check where you want to buy against the proposed development sites - might save you buying what looks like a cheap house with a greenfield outlook only to find the reason its cheap is because the locals all know the field is up for development! If you firm things up as to where, feel free to ask by PM if you want to check areas out.

CaramelLatteKiss

I had a boyfriend who lived in Frome for a bit; I know it well. Frome is nice, very pretty, with some good, quirky shops, and some nice pubs (don't know if that matters to you at all!). Frome also has good public transport links into Bath; both a pretty good bus service and a train line, which takes you into Bath, or onto Westbury, which is a big place for connecting trains. I think you can go direct into London too.

Bath itself is pricey to live in; I just about make ends meet here. There are some nice, more affordable areas though. On the edge of Bath, the areas are quite 'villagey'. I live in the Larkhall area, but looked seriously at Widcombe too.

Disco_Diva_2

I work in Bath and I live in Hilperton, which is a village just outside of Trowbridge. I drive in to work, and door to door, it usually takes me 40 minutes, so not too bad.

I like living where we are, close enough to the city of Bath to access all the amenities, shops, theatre etc, but we still get the village life in Hilperton. Trowbridge is also improving, with a new cinema and shops being built, and the improved library.

tyllwyd

You haven't mentioned family - will schools be an issue now or possibly in the future? Also, you haven't mentioned a budget - are you looking at a new build /ex council house in the middle of one of those towns, or have you got a bit more to spend?

Bitsy_Beans

Ok bit more detail
Have two kids 4 yr old and 7 yr old.
Budget up to £250k, detached preferred. Having looked on rightmove it's likely that we would be looking at more recent housing stock, say from 80's up. A pretty cottage in a village would be lovely but suspect out of our reach.
Trains not really needed, H isn't much of a drinker so no boozy nights after work and I am a SAHM.

Thanks for all your replies and suggestions, I will check them out

LEJC

in the box/corsham area,have a look at Atworth or Neston...slightly over from radstock have a look at Paulton or Hallatrow.

lanajayne86

Warminster is definietly doable to commute, my dad drives to Bristol from there each day. Having grown up there it's a safe town for children, bit dull for people my age now (late 20s) but perfect for families. There's a relatively good train link, and cheap housing (in comparison to Southampton at any rate). There's a Morrisons, Lidl, Waitrose & Iceland for supermarkets, and bus routes to other towns.

Tescodealqueen

Hi Bitsy, haven't posted for a while. I used to live at the top of Box Hill, between Box and Corsham and my son went to Neston School. I worked in Bath and used to travel via the a420 rather than the A4 and used the park and ride at the rugby practice ground. Did not trouble me much. Corsham is lovely, Neston was lovely but always a bit quiet (pub but no shops) but I left 10 years ago so things might have changed. You are probably best going down and having a look round to see what is likely to suit you. I loved the area so am sure you will find something to suit

b00kworm

I live in Peasdown and work in Bristol so I drive past the Odd Down Park and Ride everyday, it can get very clogged up in rush hour, but if your hubby isn't working 9-5 (you didnt specify) or can leave a bit earlier, its well worth it for the reduced amount of traffic.

Its a fairly quiet village when you are off the main road, lots of newer housing and a primary school. Not many decent shops, but there are a few supermarkets a short drive away in Radstock, Odd down etc.