Flat in desired area or a house elsewhere

monaymadlol

I'm in a similar situation. 

Have lived in a flat in a very sought area, but service charges, dwindling lease and the cost of extending, plus other factors, has made me start a search for a property. 

It won't be the same area, but hopefully in a decent area I can stretch to something. 

I wouldn't move from good to bad area, maybe something in between 'up and coming' 

MovingForwards

I was in the same position as you, I wanted the lifestyle of having things on my doorstep but couldn't even afford to buy a small flat in the area I wanted.

Instead I set about saving for a house / bungalow. A flat caught my eye, it's got a private garden and the views are to die for, plus it's got everything I wanted on my doorstep. 

Every morning I get up, look out the window, see the water and hills and know I made the right decision.

getmore4less

have you tried the map view with a drawn areas on rightmove?
you can adjust that and with careful drawing eliminate any pockets you don't want.

what about something like this
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69431148.html

Needs some work but potential to make the back room a decent kitchen/utility/garden 
close to station and 10 mins to victoria park
No 11 shows what it could look like with plain walls