Where is the cheapest NICE place to live

mummytofour

In the UK? Any ideas?

As im sure I have posted before we need to move out of the south east, we need at least a 4 bed pref bigger, in a nice area with good schools.

Any ideas greatful recieved!

bobsa1

I live in East Yorkshire, just outside Beverley(about 10 miles from Hull) and despite rumours to the contrary the East Riding is a really nice place to live. We have relatively low crime rates, excellent schools & high employment in the towns. We are near the sea (about 15 Miles) and overlook countryside.

Property prices have leapt up in the last year or so but are probably still affordable.

To be honest I work in Hull and it is not that bad. The reason it always comes out as a rubbish place to live in surveys is because it doesn't have any suburbs so you only see inner city figures without any suburbs to bolster it.

Bits of Hull are really nice & in terms of seeing value for money (property wise) and the likelyhood of a capital increase (Hull is having about £200m. investment currently) you could do worse.

Education is poor in the secondary sector in Hull but there are some excellent affordable private schools.

It may be worth having a look on a few websites to see if you think you could live in the area.

EdInvestor

Hi mtf

mummytofour wrote:

In the UK? Any ideas?

As im sure I have posted before we need to move out of the south east, we need at least a 4 bed pref bigger, in a nice area with good schools.

What about work?Shouldn't you sort that out first and rule in/out various areas? What ballpark figure are we talking about for the property price?

mrbadexample

It's probably Wales somewhere.

mummytofour

The type of work Dh does he could work from home staying with the same employer,( well there is a chance) we are also looking at retraining along side working.

badgermonkey

I second bobsa, I live in the East Riding and it's a lovely place and affordable still - Beverley's a bit pricy for round here but still a lot cheaper than the SE. The schools are much better than Hull and there are some nice stretches of coast nearby. I wouldn't live in Hull itself now but I lived there for 5 years and it really has been unfairly maligned. OK, it's a largely working class place but as long as you stay away from the worst estates it's not too bad. Wouldn't recommend it to you but it's nowhere to be frightened of.

mountainofdebt

Well I live about 20 miles north of Cardiff and the prices around here are increasing although not the silly prices you'd pay for living in Cardiff.

Son goes to a lovely comprehensive school, which is only 3 years old, teachers and facilities would give any private school a good run for their money.

elisebutt65

I moved here - Leamington Spa about 5 years ago and i love it!!!

So close to basically everywhere and the people are sooo nice. Not too many chavs - unless you venture up to Coventry (sorry ).

I have 2 boys in lovely primaries, the 2drys are good too. I go to Uni in brum - starting 2nd year soon and the train service is excellent - every half hour, only just over an hour from London.

House prices are a bit steep, but not if you're used to prices down south.

I love doing the walk to school every mornoing down a gorgeous tree-lined grassy avenue.

Maisie

Mid Hertfordshire is a nice area but house prices astronomical.

Some good schools around and sports facilities etc .

Easy access into London. 40 mins to KingsX.

But as I say house prices ridiculously high. At one time second highest in country after London.

gizmoleeds

There was a report recently that Leeds is the least stressed city in the UK - it is also the richest major city outside London.

A monthly bus pass costs £42 and I can get from home to work (door to door) in half an hour (low levels of congestion were noted as a possible reason for our lack of stress).

House prices are low by UK standards and I have read student articles saying Leeds is one of the cheapest places to live in the UK (I think neighbouring Bradford is the cheapest).

You mention retraining - the 4th largest city in the UK is bound to have training facilities for most types of work, and is also full of facilities for your four kids. I went to one of the top ten sixth form colleges in the country here, so the schools aren't bad either

wisbech_lad

Sister-in-law lives in N Ireland.

Poor weather, but reasonable housing, good schools, and grants galore...

Less cosmopolitan than rest of UK though. Which is a polite way of saying that the locals are not that welcoming should you be of a different hue...