Does anybody know Mansfield, Notts?

helenstuff

Hi
Don't know if anybody can help but my friend has just got a job in Mansfield and needs to move there quite quickly. She'll have to rent somewhere at first but will want to buy a house asap and we know nothing at all about the area. We're hopefully going up there next week to get a feel for the place, but I was wondering if anybody can start us off with suggestions for nice places to live either in the town, or in commuting distance in the surrounding area.

Any suggestions gratefully received!
Thank you so much. :beer:

Penelope_Penguin

I was born in Mansfield :j However, as I left age 5, I'm no help, sorry

dmg24

How close to Mansfield does she need to be? Does she drive?

I live near Mansfield, about ten miles away. Purely my personal opinion, but I would not want to be any closer! x

joeblack066

Quite agree..if I was her / him I would go over the border into Derbys.......easy commute and much nicer to live in!! Ripley/ Pentrich/ Swanwick.......depends on their budget!

Acehole_2

I moved from Mansfield a year ago, lived on the ladybrook estate, didnt know at the time but later found out it was supposed to be very rough, how wrong people were. We had 3 great years there, had my lotus elise parked at the gate all that time never once did it recieve any damage. We didn't here a whisper. So my opinion is not to listen to much to the opinions of others. I only moved to be closer to my children in Nottingham, nows theres a place not to live !!! Once my boys have grown up I will be moving back to mansfield.thats my 2 pence worth

helenstuff

dmg24 wrote: »

How close to Mansfield does she need to be? Does she drive?

I live near Mansfield, about ten miles away. Purely my personal opinion, but I would not want to be any closer! x

Wouldn't want a lengthly commute, but she does drive...

helenstuff

:T Thanks everybody for your suggestions / opinions. Really helps just to know the names of other places that we might explore! :T

skim

I'd say over the border into Derbyshire too.
Swanwick, Oakerthorpe, Pentrich, Wessington, Crich.

Acehole_2

depends on budget too I guess ,Manfield is still a cheap place to buy a nice house

helenstuff

Acehole wrote: »

depends on budget too I guess ,Manfield is still a cheap place to buy a nice house

Yeah we noticed that!

Are there any particular areas of Mansfield that should be avoided, in anyone's view?

tash_12345

If shes stretched on a budget try mansfield woodhouse, the house prices are cheaper and its only a short drive to the centre of mansfield.