First time buyer family house in London

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nkarma wrote: »

All of the SW London has access to Waterloo via Southwest Trains - just print their train map and get going. In general the further away from Waterloo, the cheaper. I find the neighborhoods to be VERY similar to each other in terms nice schools, middle class families, etc.

So similiar I am moving out of the area to get more variety.

What about Raynes Park or Surbiton, New Malden, Twickenham, Strawberry Hill, Motspur Park, Kingston, etc etc? Those all are far enough out that you 'might' get a 3 bedroom home for your budget. Also if you are willing to live next to a rail line, you might get a bit of a discount.

My friend just bought a really nice 4 bedroom House in Charlton, East London.

I quite like Kingston (the part north of the station) and new Malden (west of the High Street). Only new Malden has something at that price level but to be honest nothing that looks nice.

What about Sutton, Carshalton, cheam, Ewell?

bouicca21

Beckenham - If you want Waterloo or London Bridge then you want to be on the line that goes through New Beckenham. Beckenham Junction does have trains to London Bridge but they take for ever, and aren’t all that frequent. Maybe look at Elmers End or Clockhouse?

Have you thought about Hither Green?

Monkeysocks42

Surbiton is a great commuter option with the high-speed rail link into Waterloo

wyattjnr

This is easy. Hither Green.
10 minutes to London Bridge, 15 to Waterloo East. Loads of trains.
Very tight community and family orientated, plus there are 3 outstanding primary schools.

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bouicca21 wrote: »

Beckenham - If you want Waterloo or London Bridge then you want to be on the line that goes through New Beckenham. Beckenham Junction does have trains to London Bridge but they take for ever, and aren’t all that frequent. Maybe look at Elmers End or Clockhouse?

Have you thought about Hither Green?

So far no, later I'll take a look on rightmove, thanks

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wyattjnr wrote: »

This is easy. Hither Green.
10 minutes to London Bridge, 15 to Waterloo East. Loads of trains.
Very tight community and family orientated, plus there are 3 outstanding primary schools.

Second mention of hither green, definitely worth a visit

MysteryMe

If you want to think outside the box you could get an overground train or Central line into Stratford from Essex / Herts and Jubilee line to both London Bridge and Waterloo easily enough

hazyjo

Another vote for Hither Green - didn't think it would be in your budget and thought it may be too far round to the east.


Definitely one to add to your list.

StumpyPumpy

Redux wrote: »

Thanks, I've used that site but the results are a bit too generic, I wish I'd get a more 'humanized' advice

If you want a more 'humanized' service then try something like https://www.county-homesearch.com/

Of course that will cost you a lot more than asking random people on the internet who don't know you or what your requirements are, however, you might get advice more suited to your needs. But I will say that if you are hoping to be able to get a seat on a commuter train from SW London then your going to have to look further out than Kingston or New Maldon and not one of the popular places either. Trains are jam packed long before they reach either of those stations and it can be a matter of survival of the fittest just to get yourself onto the train.

SP

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StumpyPumpy wrote: »

If you want a more 'humanized' service then try something like

Of course that will cost you a lot more than asking random people on the internet who don't know you or what your requirements are, however, you might get advice more suited to your needs. But I will say that if you are hoping to be able to get a seat on a commuter train from SW London then your going to have to look further out than Kingston or New Maldon and not one of the popular places either. Trains are jam packed long before they reach either of those stations and it can be a matter of survival of the fittest just to get yourself onto the train.

SP

Well this is another aspect I didn't take into consideration! Thanks for the advice