Marshfield, Cardiff?

Marshfield, Cardiff?

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SwissJonese

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1,393 posts

174 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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Anyone know much about Marshfield in Cardiff? Took twins to Walnut Tree Farm Park and drove through Marshfield and noticed lots of new houses and nice estates. Been looking for almost a year for a house to buy in Thornhill Cardiff and have been out bid on 2 properties so getting a little fed up.

TheGroves

197 posts

188 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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SwissJonese said:
Anyone know much about Marshfield in Cardiff? Took twins to Walnut Tree Farm Park and drove through Marshfield and noticed lots of new houses and nice estates. Been looking for almost a year for a house to buy in Thornhill Cardiff and have been out bid on 2 properties so getting a little fed up.
Hi Swiss,

We moved to Marshfield nearly 10 years ago and just moved 400yrds into one of the new houses you probably passed. It's a cracking spot to live. Great comunity feel, lots of greenery, short commute to both Cardiff or Newport. Can command some strong house prices and there are a number for sale in nice spots. We just part-exchanged a house on the Shires to trade up and stay in the village.

When we moved thre people said 'nobody leaves once they move in' and after a number of years there I now know why. For all the reasons above plus walking distance to a number of watering holes beer and a healthy number of petrol heads all with some taste driving ...Jenson, TVR, XJ220, Aston etc...

I know a couple of friends in the village that are selling too if you want to PM me.

Mike

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SwissJonese

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1,393 posts

174 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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Good news Mike, seen some nice houses for sale in Marshfield. Just need to persuade the missus to take a look as she is getting very settled in Thornhill.

Do you know anything about the schools/nurseries as the twins are 2 and a half years old and this sadly this seems to be our main criteria for buying houses.


hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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We looked at Marshfield for a while, before deciding on the other side of Cardiff. Some lovely houses there, the only issues that concerned us were lack of shops, I believe there is only a small corner shop/post office? And also there seemed to be a possibility of losing the Bassaleg secondary catchment guarantee, although I was only gleaning info from the community website and didn't have an ear to the ground, so to speak.

blprice1

83 posts

142 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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TheGroves said:
When we moved thre people said 'nobody leaves once they move in' and after a number of years there I now know why. For all the reasons above plus walking distance to a number of watering holes beer and a healthy number of petrol heads all with some taste driving ...Jenson, TVR, XJ220, Aston etc...
You used to live just around the corner from my girlfriend - TVR/Aston V8V/SLK55 if I remember correctly?

Ben

Blayney

2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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A colleague in work lives there and seems to like it.

TheGroves

197 posts

188 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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paperbag yes Ben, that's me. Not the most discreet or quiet collection of hardware...!



Swiss,

Don't have rug rats myself but my god-kids live in the village so do know the skinny on the school situation.

Marshfield primary is considered a great school with two nurseries in the village too. Indeed there was also a long held guarantee that kids going to the village primary would be guaranteed entry to Basseleg. It's still catchment but just lost the guarantee status last year. I think because there is a long term plan to build more houses in Basseleg so Newport CC is planning way ahead.