Working in Slough, where to live
Discussion
Troubleatmill said:
Budget?
Flexible. Initially will be renting for one so anything from a spare room to 2-bed house, if it becomes permanent then a 3/4 bed house where schools will matter, and up to £900k max, but not that committed yet. Initially somewhere commutable and "not st", with an eye that I can refine when closer to it if I stay.Windsor gets my vote. Or if you want cheaper, consider Staines (where I live - it's not that st really!). If it's just a place to crash in the week - Slough itself is pretty dire but as a means to an end it'd not be a bad choice.
Edit - 900k budget for a house - Windsor, Ascot, Virginia Water etc are all pretty nice!
Edit - 900k budget for a house - Windsor, Ascot, Virginia Water etc are all pretty nice!
Edited by Ynox on Sunday 20th March 21:25
HappyMidget said:
Anywhere within the Wokingham Council area is one of the best places in the country to live apparently. Some damn fine schools and 900k will get you something very nice.
This is good advice. I live in Twyford and it's not that hard to get to Slough from here (we even have a few nice roads) 900k will buy a nice family home around these parts http://www.rightmove.co.uk/s6p/35093922 just one of many around here
Thanks peep, useful stuff,
Its a contract with Blackberry (they wanted perm & would do so immediately) but I'd before I buy given their solvency. I've moved the family around a lot of late (currently in Cheltenham, a well balanced town; it has a chip on both shoulders for reasons I simply cannot fathom).
Anyone in Marlow itself? Is it just a 1* pub or is there more to it?
Its a contract with Blackberry (they wanted perm & would do so immediately) but I'd before I buy given their solvency. I've moved the family around a lot of late (currently in Cheltenham, a well balanced town; it has a chip on both shoulders for reasons I simply cannot fathom).
Anyone in Marlow itself? Is it just a 1* pub or is there more to it?
I'm in Farnham Royal, previously in Finchamstead near Wokingham. Depends on your commute tolerance as always. The M4 is getting worse & worse.
You don't say what type of area or type of house you are looking for (town, village, countryside etc). Detached, town house ? Big garden ? How many bedrooms ? All of this area is expensive, it then just becomes to what degree. You could easily splash £900k in Windsor on a nice large town house I reckon.
I wouldn't recommend Slough itself....but the town isn't that big so within 3 or 4 miles there are plenty of nice villages and spots to live. For closer to Slough, look at Windsor in the South then north, from Farnham Common and almost anything North towards the Chalfonts and NW towards Wycombe.
I'd stay clear of Bracknell, but Ascot, Virginia Waters etc are all nice (& expensive :-))
Wokingham is a nice spot, and has expanded quite significantly over the past 10 years. You can commute into Slough through the back roads around Twyford rather than the nightmare that can be the M4.
For schools, Bucks still runs Grammar school system if your kids are clever. This partly pushes house prices up in my opinion. PM me if you want specific commentary on any of the above.
You don't say what type of area or type of house you are looking for (town, village, countryside etc). Detached, town house ? Big garden ? How many bedrooms ? All of this area is expensive, it then just becomes to what degree. You could easily splash £900k in Windsor on a nice large town house I reckon.
I wouldn't recommend Slough itself....but the town isn't that big so within 3 or 4 miles there are plenty of nice villages and spots to live. For closer to Slough, look at Windsor in the South then north, from Farnham Common and almost anything North towards the Chalfonts and NW towards Wycombe.
I'd stay clear of Bracknell, but Ascot, Virginia Waters etc are all nice (& expensive :-))
Wokingham is a nice spot, and has expanded quite significantly over the past 10 years. You can commute into Slough through the back roads around Twyford rather than the nightmare that can be the M4.
For schools, Bucks still runs Grammar school system if your kids are clever. This partly pushes house prices up in my opinion. PM me if you want specific commentary on any of the above.
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