Alconbury?

[mr_spock]

Hi all,

just had an offer accepted on a house in Alconbury. It seems like a nice village, easy access to the A1, Huntingdon and, er, stuff.

Are any of you near there? Opinions? I'm not committed yet, just starting the process and can pull out if needed.

[mr_spock]

Yes, the village is the other side of the A1 and not affected. Actually, it will improve local services and may add a new, closer, train station. Alconbury Weston is much closer to Alconbury Weald, but I'm looking in Alconbury itself.

[mr_spock]

The Manor?

[mr_spock]

Thanks, I went to that once. Good breakfast! When I'm more local I'm sure I'll be a regular.

[mr_spock]

Nice! I'll be in Alconbury itself, the other side of the A1. Contracts exchanged, moving on 15th September. Packing boxes abound at the moment!

[mr_spock]

Yes, it does. Fortunately, the house I'm buying is one of the more modern ones, and is built up a slope from the road and is elevated anyway. The survey (and owner) says it didn't flood even in the highest recorded one in (IIRC) 1996. I'll treat is as an excuse to put a snorkel and wading kit on the Landy

[mr_spock]

Yup. I'm just in Flood Zone 2. Just. So no risk assessment needed.

[mr_spock]

Yes, it has a ford - so I can wash the underside of the Range Rover

I've already ordered 80/20 FTTC (I used to work at the ISP) and I expect about 53MB. There's a shop in the village, a Nisa Local or some such.

[mr_spock]

It's a Costcutter:

https://goo.gl/maps/ja7pkJqEDts

[mr_spock]

I'd love to meet you, would be great to be in touch with someone local. Will drop you a PM later.