Woking, new job and weekly commute

[Rude]

Hi

Just accepted a job in Woking. I will be weekly commuting and plan to buy a flat for during the week. Want secure parking and everything else is up for grabs. Flat budget is 350k. Please help. Do I get something central (job is) in one of the new developments and then use as a BTL in the future given the the link into Waterloo being ideal for getting to town, or look somewhere on the train line into Woking (Guildford etc, I guess) and spend a few minutes getting there.

All ideas welcome. Budget is relatively non-negotiable, and I don't want to be spending a long time getting to work (in the centre of Woking) bud don't want to be set on fire or such like martyrdom end either, despite being a well built company director type

Cheers all

Rude

[Rude]

Thanks both. Useful stuff. There does seem to be quite of a bit of choice so hopefully I can get this sorted easily.

[Rude]

Thanks both.

I didn't appreciate that the council dregs would be housed in the new developments. Appreciate that there can be issues of car park space allocation and the like. That's life sometimes though.

I saw a flat in St Johns. Looked nice and a walk/cycle into town would be a good idea. I quite like the idea of a quieter life too - my main house is in a village and I like that. No need for a bustling (whatever that means) cafe culture for me. Peace, quiet and security for my car will do nicely.

What other areas around Woking work in the same vein as St Johns?

I am now looking to rent for 6 months or so, so that I can get a feel for where is good and where is less so. I know I will pay through the nose for the privilege but at least it prevents a screw up.

Rude

[Rude]

Well I've gone for a really nice apartment in St Johns. Close enough to town, secure and not a st heap unlike most of the flats I saw. If I want curry smells strong enough to burn my eyes, I'll ask, and if I want to wade through your crap to get into your crummy sthole flat, again give me the chance to ask first. Some of the flats were unbelievable. I am clearly getting old, but peace and quiet and a nice clean, well maintained flat a little way further out really was what I wanted. I'm rather chuffed now! Now to buy a bike to cycle in a each day and I'm sorted. Thanks for the advice on here - really helpful.

Rude