Thinking of moving. Manchester vs Cardiff

Thinking of moving. Manchester vs Cardiff

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Matt..

3,586 posts

188 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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jamesj197 said:
What do you think of pontypridd?
I wouldn't live there. There are far better places to be!

bennyboydurham

1,617 posts

173 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Matt.. said:
I wouldn't live there. There are far better places to be!
Lived in S Wales for half a decade. Pontypridd gets a no from me. You want either the nice suburbs of Cardiff or somewhere out in the Vale of Glamorgan - Cowbridge etc.

subirg

717 posts

275 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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I moved up to the Manchester area 3 years ago. We live in Hale which is a bit 'footballer' but that is about the only downside. I travel a lot for work so having good access to M ways, fast rail to London (1hr 45 from Wilmslow) and an international airport are all important to me. Lakes and north Wales all within 1.5 hrs travel. Wife likes it for good shopping and stuff to do in Manc. Local schools excellent. Local driving roads epic! Overall, I'd recommend it - but property is pricey.

jamesj197

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83 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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What sort of areas would i be looking at with budget of £220k. Needs to be a 2 or 3 bed with parking for 2 cars. It looks like i can get better value for money around Manchester.
Thanks,
James

skahigh

2,023 posts

130 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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bennyboydurham said:
Matt.. said:
I wouldn't live there. There are far better places to be!
Lived in S Wales for half a decade. Pontypridd gets a no from me. You want either the nice suburbs of Cardiff or somewhere out in the Vale of Glamorgan - Cowbridge etc.
Very much this.

Llantwit major is very nice, has lots of pubs, places to eat, some little shops and a beach!

CRB14

1,493 posts

151 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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jamesj197 said:
What sort of areas would i be looking at with budget of £220k. Needs to be a 2 or 3 bed with parking for 2 cars. It looks like i can get better value for money around Manchester.
Thanks,
James
Other than the well known ultra-expensive areas I think you'll be ok pretty much everywhere on that budget. Flat of house is the question.

Don

28,377 posts

283 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Cardiff FTW. Wonderful city. Small but with everything that a capital city should have. The country around it has superb walking. I lived there for a couple of years before moving to Sydney. No idea how I ended up in Basingstoke! wink

jamesj197

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83 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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CRB14 said:
Other than the well known ultra-expensive areas I think you'll be ok pretty much everywhere on that budget. Flat of house is the question.
I'm looking at houses

Vincecj

469 posts

122 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Have a look at the Bridgend area. Half way between Cardiff and Swansea.
jamesj197 said:
What sort of areas would i be looking at with budget of £220k. Needs to be a 2 or 3 bed with parking for 2 cars. It looks like i can get better value for money around Manchester.
Thanks,
James

North3rn Monk3y

234 posts

140 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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I moved to Cardiff from the North West 4 and a half years ago.

Haven't looked back once.

People are very friendly.
The city is amazing - food, entertainment, events etc are very accesable.

I'm English and I'm not afraid to show it, I've been in town wearing my England rugby shirts on match days and just enjoyed the banter (may help that my Mrs is Welsh).

Cardiff is smaller by population than Manchester and definitely feels it. Plus the surrounding are amazing.
My parents always say that they love coming to visit and driving 10-15 mins to be out of the centre and pretty much into the countryside.

jamesj197

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83 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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North3rn Monk3y said:
I moved to Cardiff from the North West 4 and a half years ago.

Haven't looked back once.

People are very friendly.
The city is amazing - food, entertainment, events etc are very accesable.

I'm English and I'm not afraid to show it, I've been in town wearing my England rugby shirts on match days and just enjoyed the banter (may help that my Mrs is Welsh).

Cardiff is smaller by population than Manchester and definitely feels it. Plus the surrounding are amazing.
My parents always say that they love coming to visit and driving 10-15 mins to be out of the centre and pretty much into the countryside.
Are the roads fun for weekend driving?

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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jamesj197 said:
Are the roads fun for weekend driving?
Ohhhh yes. Lots of awesome roads around the beacons.

If you want to get the low down on various areas to live there's a thread in the South Wales forum with lots of advice for someone looking for somewhere to live.

ATV

556 posts

194 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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When I was at university a lad moved into the halls as a transfer from Cardiff University around December time in the first semester.

He said Cardiff was full of people with a massive chip on their shoulder about English people and he found it very unfriendly. Said he used to get hassled a lot with his mates by the locals when they went out ("I can smell English people" was a usual comment when locals heard his accent)

Also a very good friend of mine was a native Welsh speaker and told me similar. Anyone at his school who couldn't speak fluent Welsh was bullied.

I shouldn't take 2 examples to tarnish a whole country but it's put me off ever since. Never had any problems being English when I've visited Scotland or Ireland.

I'd stick with Manchester


hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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^ lol

skahigh

2,023 posts

130 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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hornetrider said:
^ lol
+1

TTOBES

609 posts

166 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Am reading this thread with interest.

Looking to make the jump from London to Manchester.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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jamesj197 said:
What sort of areas would i be looking at with budget of £220k. Needs to be a 2 or 3 bed with parking for 2 cars. It looks like i can get better value for money around Manchester.
Thanks,
James
Typical example:-

http://www.vebra.com/property/1081/25336604

Or maybe look for a nice stone cottage, if you want something older......

Rickyy

6,618 posts

218 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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skahigh said:
bennyboydurham said:
Matt.. said:
I wouldn't live there. There are far better places to be!
Lived in S Wales for half a decade. Pontypridd gets a no from me. You want either the nice suburbs of Cardiff or somewhere out in the Vale of Glamorgan - Cowbridge etc.
Very much this.

Llantwit major is very nice, has lots of pubs, places to eat, some little shops and a beach!
That's my home town! Direct rail link to Cardiff has really helped the place too!

I'm shocked that people have had negative experiences being an Englishman in Cardiff (game days excluded).

North3rn Monk3y

234 posts

140 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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jamesj197 said:
Are the roads fun for weekend driving?
Amazing.

Às is the mountain biking!

stuttgartmetal

8,108 posts

215 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Go and live in New Islington
Does look good

I visited Cardiff last year
Went up there in my Porsche
I came back to it, to find some young welsh scallywag had stood on the bonnet. There were two boot prints on it.
Oh how I laughed on the way home.

I was in GM this year.
Plenty to do
Lovely birds there, plenty of space.
Walked down by the canal to the City Ground.

More of everything in GM
Cardiff's a bit little.
Every aspect of it.


Edited by stuttgartmetal on Sunday 25th January 17:19