Bramley - good or bad?

[richatnort]

Hi all,

Looking to move to Leeds (renting) and have been looking at Pusey, farsley and rodley. However the amount of unfurnished houses that are currently up are either really too small, really old and in need of refurbishing or have gone the day before I ring for s viewing. I'm looking at extending the search but was wondering what Bramley is like?

I'd be moving with my girlfriend who works near shipley and I work in Morley so would need to be around that area to make both commutes bearable and under 30 mins.

Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with Bramley? Is it a safe area and have some nice pubs, etc or is it a place to stay well clear of.

Hope people can help!

[richatnort]

Thanks for the advice. I think i'll steer clear of it and concentrate on my original plan of pudsey/farsley.

Thanks all!

[richatnort]

Interesting to know. We've found a couple of nice places near the shops in Pusey which seem nice. It's more about being even with commuting as I'd be going to Morley and my girlfriend would be going to cottingley.

I'm going to view a property in carverley on Monday but it's a little further out then the main pubs and bars so it would be around 15 minute walk to the pub so unsure what to do really.

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I think this one the main contender at the moment. Anyone any thoughts on the area?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/proper...

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Thanks for all the advice! Need to check this chippy out. Went to view a house in carverley. It was really nice but the only thing that's putting me off is 1. The commute to Morley is going to be a bh! 2. The house has single glazing! I don't know what to make of it. Is it as bad as everyone says and does it mean the heating on 24/7?

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Evoluzione said:

If one of you needs to be in Shipley and the other Morley (and in the absence of a helicopter) it won't work, one of you or both is going to have a very tedious journey to and from work.

By living near neither workplace you are going to have two large fuel bills (unless you have an electric car you're going to be doing 5 - 10mpg av), what about living close to one and not the other? Flip a coin.....

I do hope that one day someone gets a bloody large bulldozer and drives it straight through Bradford and out of both sides, closely followed by some tarmac gangs and armco. It would improve matters for all immeasurably.

yes we've thought about this and the mrs has just gone for the Fiesta Ecoboost 125 which would do the trick in terms of MPG. I suspect that her commute to shiply will be a bh but the car has stop start and should be fairly economical.

Even if we did move nearer to one of the places of work... No way am i living in Bradford and Morley isn't that great either so we opted for close enough to town and in the middle for us both.

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roystinho said:

All Bratford isn't bad you know. I lived at Thackley and it was really nice, tucked away, quiet. Shipley would be an easy commute, but Morley could be a bit of a pain depending on when you have to be at work.

Rodley/Farsley/Calverley sounds the best bet to me. There's a nice flat on the canal on Rightmove at Rodley

Looked At that flat but went weeks ago. I don't know why it's still on there tbh.

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roystinho said:

Just had a quick look and like these in the area

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I personally like the one on Sandhurst Street in Calverley. Close to the park, nice pubs, sainsburys down the road, canal and woods close by for walks (depending on what else you're into)

Thanks for looking. Most of them on that list i've looked at already however the carverley one i ruled out because we're big foodies and cook meals and the kitchen was tiny. Also hated the bathroom. Who puts a boiler above a toilet......

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So good news! A property in pudsey has been reduced and dropped nicely within budget so went to view it this afternoon and have taken it. It's on the lanes in pudsey. Had a few concerns with all the exterior doors as i thought they were pretty shabby and old but the landlord is replacing them all before we move in so i'm pretty chuffed with that!

I normally work 07:30 - 16:00 so i'm hoping the ring road isn't too bad for me to get to Morley and the other half will be working 08:00 - 16:00 so not sure what that will be like for her.