Where should i move to

ThemeOne

cashbackproblems wrote: »

Surely you need to find a job first? And for quality of life like london is the last place u should be considering

And the last place to bring up a child. Unless you can afford a super expensive area, the schools are full of low-lifes.

Davesnave

You won't get much for your money in Bath, compared with Nuneaton, and the 'affordable' areas have their fair share of problem families, just like anywhere else. Do you know the place? It's certainly not all Georgian Crescents, and there's a very sizeable student population which has altered the character of some areas.

Bristol has gone much the same way price-wise as Bath in recent years. Although they aren't far apart, commuting between the two isn't always fun either.

As Torfoxwell suggests, living in the rural hinterland of a city can be more affordable, but less convenient. It's still possible for, say, Exeter or Plymouth, so long as you stay away from the seaside locations. You need to understand local nuances too, so looking for best value in places like Totnes or Tavistock, to take two towns around the last named cities, wouldn't be a good bet either.

At present, your level of local knowledge is so poor you write off a whole region and its people, so how the heck can you make a sensible judgement about places you know less well?

The first thing you should do is look at where the jobs are for your specialism and then really focus on learning about one or two selected areas in detail, visiting them. I appreciate you'll be renting first, which is a good idea, but you still need to be in an area where you'll feel at home.....very hard to define that!

And what about your girlfriend; what part will she play in this relocation? Do you know whether she'll prefer an urban or a rural based life? That'll make a substantial difference, whether you're in Warwickshire, Somerset, Devon ....wherever.

nh92

I'm here for your opinions guys, and as for my girlfriend which is still studying she is all for a move somewhere better, just need to do some house hunting and look around I guess

Towser

I live in Wokingham and to be honest I would not want to live anywhere else.

Pro's
People are generally pleasant, crime is low, minimal yobs or Jeremy Kylers, lots of work and big companies nearby (Dell, MS, Fujitsu, Oracle to name a few) most of the schools are ofsted good to excellent, my (daughters go to the Holt which is really good), some nice restaurants and bars, easy for M4, M3, Good shopping,bars and restaurants a few miles away in Reading, Waterloo approx 1 hour on train
Cons
Very expensive, around 400k for a box semi and 550k for an ok detached (prices rose by 10% last year and are forecast 44% by 2019) traffic can be bad, getting a bit over developed on the Bracknell side, not a great choice of shops in Wokingham centre but theres a big Tesco's, Morrisons, Sainsburys Lidl etc

I would certainly recommend it especially if you have kids.

worried_jim

I live on the south coast (Brighton) and can't wait to move back to the Midlands (Leicester- still champions). Sell my two bed flat and buy a three bed detached house with change for a Porsche. OP - the grass is always greener.

Towser

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23234033

bbc Interactive - Where can I afford to live? Is this helpful?

OP have you got a shortlist in mind?

LKRDN_Morgan

Essex has some really nice parts to it. Particularly Uttlesford. It's very countryside but still within an hour of London. Obviously the house prices reflect this but if it fits with your budget.

Towser

Somebody clever on here must be able to merge house prices with areas of deprivation data to find out the optimum place to live within a particular price range.

I think it can be done with the National Statistics spreadsheet and house price information but I don't feel like inputting all the data for the 32,000 odd LOas! There must be this information out there somewhere. I have tried to google it with no success because I don't know what a spreadsheet or map like this would be called?

I am interested using using house prices and the National Statistics office deprivation figures as variants.

As I am sure Uswitch have combined similar data.

We are living in a world of "big data statistics" analysis to finding the answers for all sorts of things, not just optimum place to live.

There must be someone a "statistics whizz" who could produce such information for the OP.

Originally Posted by PasturesNew View Post
If you switch to Zoopla, their map's handy for that.

Here is: England, £70-90k, houses, 1+ bedrooms, driveway, not shared ownership, not new, not retirement
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/map/houses/england/?beds_min=1&keywords=driveway&price_max=90000&pric e_min=70000&q=england&results_sort=newest_listings &search_source=home&pn=1&view_type=map

moneyistooshorttomention

lincroft1710 wrote: »

I am just waiting for Doozergirl's response to your assertion that people from the midlands have no morals.

I also don't think one can make such a generalisation. There will be good and bad everywhere.

There's an element that can be changeable across the country to some extent and I could make a generalisation (of the positive variety) from what I've seen in this part of the country to date that, for a woman looking to marry a hard-working man = she could do a lot worse than come and find a Welsh one.

Towser

OP I was in your position 15 years ago and statistically made a decision. I am very happy at our outcome. Choose carefully because once you have a family you may not want to move again due to all the family links tied to the area you have chosen. No pressure.

You need to set up an Algorithm with multiple variables to find the statistical optimum place to live. Can anybody to this for the OP? I am very interested in this subject as will be looking for our optimum next area especially when the children have finished school or retirement.

People like the Daily Mail/Banks/Utilities are always publishing lists of the best places to live.

OP let us know where you choose and why.