Buying a house in Millbrook, Southampton

bibek wrote: »

Closest station to my work is Redbridge which is 15 mins walk, so taking into account the train journey, itd probably take same duration as driving from Eastleigh to my work id think. I am open to looking around Chandlers Ford but prices seem a bit steep. Eastleigh generally has also been listed as an area to avoid on couple of forums I have visited so had kind of ruled it out.

It's not called Beastly-Eastleigh for nothing. Parts of Chandlers Ford are ok going towards Romsey.


I lived in Winchester for 20 years before moving here. I have a friend who lives in Regents Park. It's nice there and very quiet.

bibek wrote: »

Thank you all for your replies. Took the weekend off so only reading them now.

@stevenhp1987 - Thanks for the link. That is quite handy indeed. Hopefully the data they use comes from a trustworthy source :P
@Blondetotty - I do tend to be at work around 7am so im hoping traffic wont be too much of an issue commuting into Southampton. I tend to leave between 3:30-4 so maybe some on my way back but hopefully should be ok ?
@spirit - Haha, beastly Eastleigh is what I read! I am on the fence regarding Chandlers Ford/Eastleigh due to bad reputation for Eastleigh/ Prices for Chandlers Ford properties. Keeping my eye on Chandlers Ford for now if anything I like/can afford comes up but not actively looking in this area.

Another slight annoyance for me is that most of the properties around Southampton seems to have inflated prices. Zoopla values the properties significantly less than what theyre on the market for even though has over 99% confidence for the estimate. Not sure if vendors are trying their luck marketing their house for same price they were going over 6 months ago? or is Zoopla bonkers ?

I would not rely on zoopla for evaluations ....

Have you found a place yet or decided on a good area

I’ve lived in Southampton for 7 years now and currently work at SGH so have a rough idea on the city ... here are my thoughts -
Woolston - generally a good area . I moved here 4 years ago ... it’s seen a lot of renovation albeit overpriced flats overlooking the water. The high street is increasingly empty on the plus side there is the library and Lidl for shopping . For traffic if you get out early before 730 u can beat the long traffic anytime after that a snail would reach work quicker than you . My husband works in otterbourne and doesn’t do too bad . However closing time can be a pain regardless of when you leave . Itchen bridge traffic starts to build at 40”pm. If you have a family the schools are not to bad there is a CoE primary school with good fisted ratings and getting into town by public transport is fairly quick with reasonable options . Ditto for Weston

Sholing / Bitterne Park / Bitterne - good areas with good public transport . Houses can be unite expensive

Shirley / Millbrook/ st Mary’s - avoid - dump areas
Totton - if you can avoid
Eastleigh - depends on the area but has good transport link and airport
Swathling / high field - student areas ... expect occasional party animals - parking can be a pain

Hedge end / chandlers ford - expensive but good quiet areas with good schools

Lodge road /Avenue - reasonably priced houses may not be suitable for families . High number of students . Good access to city centre
Regent’s Park / upper Shirley - good access to city centre nice areas
Lords wood - some areas are nice . Should be at the bottom of your list -

Hamble / itchen - could be a stretch from city centre but quiet neighbourhood

Bursledon - morning traffic / rush hour can be horrendous like itchen . Good transport link nice houses ; quick getaway to M27

Hedge End looks like a lovely area. I am also considering it for my next move. There seem to be a lot of nice 4 bed houses for around 340k which have been sitting there for a while ...