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CaptainSlow
4,089 posts
81 months
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I live in Prestwood, a nice village with a good mix of housing.
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Pvapour
6,251 posts
122 months
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 illmonkey said: flyingjase said: illmonkey said:  I do a walk every so often past it too. Sometimes stop off at The plough. The Plough is my local, I can usually be found in there at some point over the weekend.......in fact I'll be there in a couple of hours time! Ah, lovely place to live. Never seen the Aston though! Good walks around there, can never figure out the damn woods though, always get lost! I used to get lost in them too, especially at the end of a run  never liked PR though, Amersham was nicer. Did you ever use the Architect FJ? how's the old neighbours 
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flyingjase
1,885 posts
100 months
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[quote=Pvapour] I used to get lost in them too, especially at the end of a run never liked PR though, Amersham was nicer. Did you ever use the Architect FJ? how's the old neighbours [quote=\Pvapour] No to architect as got more of a planning consultant to start with. If the neighbour you are referring to is a certain femail pop band member you sold your last development to, then let's just say she has reduced her visits to the pub! I'm not surprised the last bloke was a loser, saw him in there once and........
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Rocksteadyeddie
6,662 posts
96 months
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Also worth looking at the other side of the Herts border - Rickmansworth or Chorleywood. Both are on the Met Line which is direct to Liverpool St in just under an hour.
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AdvocatusD
Original Poster
1,887 posts
100 months
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stemll
1,513 posts
69 months
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Sorry, no idea what Denham is like but I do like that house
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CaptainSlow
4,089 posts
81 months
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AdvocatusD said: That's Chalfont St Peter not Denham.
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Bluebarge
2,125 posts
47 months
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AdvocatusD said: It's too close to London - a pretty village but bounded by the M40 and assorted dual carriageways, so a little island in a sea of concrete. Better to be a bit further out - GX or Beaconsfield; the trains will also be more frequent than to Denham, and faster, because the Denham train is often an "all stations".
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VEX
1,707 posts
115 months
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I am not telling you where I live in Bucks. It is to nice and secluded I don't want to be swamped! Lol  On the very edge of Bucks boarder, I could throw a stick and hit two other counties, village, 400 people, 30 kids at the local school, canal, lakes & under an hour to London. V.
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blindswelledrat
18,974 posts
101 months
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VEX said: I am not telling you where I live in Bucks. It is to nice and secluded I don't want to be swamped! Lol On the very edge of Bucks boarder, I could throw a stick and hit two other counties, village, 400 people, 30 kids at the local school, canal, lakes & under an hour to London. V. Well it doesn't take a rocket scientist to discover that you live in a village beginning with M on a road beginning with V. I love that area and if it had slightly better links to London I would move there in a flash
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Ved
1,475 posts
44 months
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Yep nice place. Rickmansworth is another option for you as that's on the Met line. I work near Gerrards Cross and spent most of my southerner life around that part and the Chalfont's. Lovely place. Expensive mind, but if you're on London wages you might be ok. HS2 is a worry depending where you buy so keep your eyes out and avoid Denham.
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AdvocatusD
Original Poster
1,887 posts
100 months
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Bluebarge
2,125 posts
47 months
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It's not far from Beaconsfield - main line to London + easy access to M40. Nice area that.
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Chris993C4
555 posts
80 months
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AdvocatusD said: Not true - it's only 3 miles from Slough! (There have also been several attempts to build a pi travellers site next door...)
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Oi U
133 posts
15 months
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How about Taplow? I used to commute from there via Ealing some years ago and it's just a short hop from Maidenhead and the Thames.
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essayer
1,598 posts
63 months
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AdvocatusD said: Not in a bad area at all. Could do a lot worse. That area is quite wooded and you're off the main road at least. If you plan to cycle to the station, there is a steep valley in the way
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RC944
2,059 posts
88 months
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your search seems more guided by the allure of a trophy property that maxes at your 2m budget.. if you advise on what is important then you might get more insight... ie if you are looking at schools and are considering non fee paying then its a huge factor as most of the decent schools are massively oversubscribed from within the catchment itself...
you also need to decide how long you are prepared to commute and what you are prepared to spend per annum on the commute ie rail fare ( >2k) plus parking (500-1500k)unless within walking distance etc etc
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Targarama
13,172 posts
152 months
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My place is for sale, in Hazlemere - 5 bed Berkeley Homes built detached with double garage on a private road by the woods yet just off the A404. 50% discount on the same property in Beaconsfield. Oh, and you get a seat on the train in the morning commute at Wycombe station while all the rich folk in Beaconsfield and GX have to stand (more train choices too as it is a fast train stop).
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Pixel Pusher
4,746 posts
28 months
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I live in Amersham which is probably the best reason to avoid the place!  Seriously though, in South Bucks, I think you'd be hard pushed to find a small town with a comparable cross section of facilities / transport links / good schools across all ages and "reasonable" affordability than Amersham. All IMVHO of course. The other places mentioned here, Penn, Missenden, Wendover, Chalfonts etc are all very very nice though. ...but they don't have an Aston Martin dealership to drool over like "we" do.
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Bandit
1,505 posts
149 months
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Pixel Pusher said:
...but they don't have an Aston Martin dealership to drool over like "we" do.
No we just have this in Penn.... http://www.slades-garage.co.uk/
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