Is there anywhere in England you can get nice 2 bed for 80k?

Jaycee_Dove

I was born in Rossendale and still have family there. It is a great place to live. In Bacup, for instance, there are lots of great bungalows very cheap.

In the 60s when I was there it was a dying valley, but the new 'motorway' to Manchester and the very popular East Lancashire Steam Railway that reopened the line as far as Rawtenstall have boosted its popularity at that end of the valley. It is now a popular place to commute from.

People are very friendly there. It is a proper community. Anyone who has ever seen the BBC TV series Juliet Bravo will have seen the region as it was filmed there (Bacup police station was used as the HQ in the show).

sharnad

There are a lot in Northumberland

witchy1066

chris_m wrote: »

Last time I looked at a map, both Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire were in Wales, not England

think before you jump chris, what dave is saying is the area is a more "English" community as opposed to some areas of S Wales are very Welsh and maybe not as friendly , please note I say MAYBE , just so I don't get misunderstood by my Welsh friends

the OP did say she could move anywhere , no mention of it having to be England , again this is for clarification just in case

janthemum

Yes I can move anywhere.... the place just has to be 'nice!'

ie country, or town, but pretty, inviting the people and the physical appearance of the place.... ie not just horrid and built up.

AS this will be probably the last move i make i want to move there and 'just feel at home'

So I know people will say well you cant be choosy for that sort of money!....

But it seems I can as people have suggested good places I will research more and hadnt even heard of or thought of.

Why buy a two bed in a tower block in Bolton(sorry Bolton Im sure you are lovely in parts) looking out on to concrete if i have the option of some beautiful little village or town?

lighting_up_the_chalice

Just a thought, but the more affordable areas to buy also tend to have lower demand for social housing. I don't know your personal circumstances, but it might be a consideration. The rural nature of what you are looking for doesn't always suit the majority, who want to be nearer work, town, shops etc. You'd be surprised at what areas are low demand.

nearlyrich

Chalice has a point I know our local housing association (used to be council housing) advertises property available sometimes and I have seen friends get a decent property in what seems like a short waiting period.

witchy1066

janthemum wrote: »

Yes I can move anywhere.... the place just has to be 'nice!'

ie country, or town, but pretty, inviting the people and the physical appearance of the place.... ie not just horrid and built up.

AS this will be probably the last move i make i want to move there and 'just feel at home'

So I know people will say well you cant be choosy for that sort of money!....

But it seems I can as people have suggested good places I will research more and hadnt even heard of or thought of.

Why buy a two bed in a tower block in Bolton(sorry Bolton Im sure you are lovely in parts) looking out on to concrete if i have the option of some beautiful little village or town?

:T that's were we moved from , and although I love my birth town and all my family still live there, absolutely nothing wrong with Bolton and if you want to pay £300,000 for a small cottage yes you can live on the outskirts and its lovely surrounding countryside

OP do be careful though as some of the places suggested are just as built up and not as nice surrounding country as where you are moving from ,

decide on a county and then look at property price, closer to the towns will be cheaper but not always that nice ,

I really do wish you every success, I have no regrets,

chris_m

witchy1066 wrote: »

the OP did say she could move anywhere , no mention of it having to be England ,

apart from in the thread title, you mean?

witchy1066

janthemum wrote: »

Yes I can move anywhere.... the place just has to be 'nice!'

ie country, or town, but pretty, inviting the people and the physical appearance of the place.... ie not just horrid and built up.

AS this will be probably the last move i make i want to move there and 'just feel at home'

So I know people will say well you cant be choosy for that sort of money!....

But it seems I can as people have suggested good places I will research more and hadnt even heard of or thought of.

Why buy a two bed in a tower block in Bolton(sorry Bolton Im sure you are lovely in parts) looking out on to concrete if i have the option of some beautiful little village or town?

for heavens sake chris , are you deliberately being a pain
read the OP posts

ognum

OP can I suggest when you find your ideal place that you rent for at least six months, preferably a year. That way you really find out and you haven't 'burnt your boat'