Portsmouth

[anonymous-user]

Final phase interview for an internal transfer to our facility in Portsmouth, just starting looking at buying a house.

I have been looking at Fareham, Waterlooville and along the Motorway towards Southampton.

Budget of about £400k as I don't want to sell up at home, must have a garage, quiet and a garden, don't mind a renovation project.

I've never been to Portsmouth so any local knowledge of traffic / areas would be great.

ETA; Hayling island, any info?

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Monday 7th August 17:26

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Monday 7th August 17:29

[anonymous-user]

Well that's a great start, what about To the East or North / East?

[anonymous-user]

Gents thanks for the help, exactly what I needed.

It would be Anchorage Road, literally just as you cross onto the 'Island', garages are an absolute must as I need to park my Vantage and Spitfire, plus my daily and my girlfriend's car.

An area with good schools / commuting will be beneficial in order to sell the property on and / or if we decided to stay.

Thanks for all your help, really appreciate it.

Eta; ' - PH grammar matters.

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Tuesday 8th August 09:46

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Tuesday 8th August 14:40

[anonymous-user]

Don't tell anyone ... Grammar matters and it is corrected now.

Not much for your money down South;

Home (+3) £400k; http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Rowland's Castle (+3) £400k; http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Will see how it goes Thursday; it is a pay cut any which way so I am in no rush, other than I don't like Germany.

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Tuesday 8th August 14:44

[anonymous-user]

Don't know how to multi quote so; yes, we will fly over if I get an offer and terms are agreed.

KTF said:

Are you planning on coming down for a long weekend (or two) and going round the various areas to see what you think?

[anonymous-user]

mikal83 said:

Trexthedinosaur said:

Gents thanks for the help, exactly what I needed.

It would be Anchorage Road, literally just as you cross onto the 'Island', garages are an absolute must as I need to park my Vantage and Spitfire, plus my daily and my girlfriend's car.

An area with good schools / commuting will be beneficial in order to sell the property on and / or if we decided to stay.

Thanks for all your help, really appreciate it.

Eta; ' - PH grammar matters.

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Tuesday 8th August 09:46

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Tuesday 8th August 14:40

As has been asked, how long are you willing to sit in traffic during the "rush" hr?

30minutes max, I do about that today, no more, no question of using the train / bus or any other BS idea.

[anonymous-user]

Good lord that second one is awful.

Thanks for the info though, we shall revisit the budget and decide if we need to sell our houses up North.

I don't mind driving further if it's not just being sat in traffic.

[anonymous-user]

donutsina911 said:

Trexthedinosaur said:

Final phase interview for an internal transfer to our facility in Portsmouth, just starting looking at buying a house.

I have been looking at Fareham, Waterlooville and along the Motorway towards Southampton.

Budget of about £400k as I don't want to sell up at home, must have a garage, quiet and a garden, don't mind a renovation project.

I've never been to Portsmouth so any local knowledge of traffic / areas would be great.

ETA; Hayling island, any info?

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Monday 7th August 17:26

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Monday 7th August 17:29

Hayling Island - awful place
Southsea - lovely(ish) south of Albert Road
Whitely/Fareham - dominated by naff new builds, getting onto M27 painful
North of Portsmouth - some beautiful (Hambledon), some dreadful (Cowplain etc)

We moved out of Southsea about 10 years ago due to traffic being a ball ache in and out for commutes to Southampton

For £400k ish, I'd be looking along these lines:

Southsea(ish)

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Emsworth

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Bosham (ish)

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

North of Portsmouth

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Out of budget but been on for a while:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

East of Portsmouth is infinitely nicer than west IMHO.

I think I need to, once again, reassess what I will get for my money, those are all tiny, characterless, semi / terrace.

Or move further out towards Bognor Regis way.

[anonymous-user]

T5SOR said:

I commute to Hilsea from Whiteley everyday and just recently started getting the train from Swanwick to Hilsea. At the moment it is working well and much cheaper than driving. The train takes about 15 minutes, whereas the M27 is anywhere from 20-40 minutes.

You should be able to just about get a 4 bed with a garage for £400K.

I'm guessing you also work at the same place as me . Which department are you in? There are a few people on here at Airbus.

Edited by T5SOR on Tuesday 8th August 21:42

That's good to know!

I was in procurement for Airbus commercial, now in defence and space, role is in TS, early days yet though, problem is the salary between Germany and Uk.

Thanks for the ideas, I will look to the East.

[anonymous-user]

Some good info, I hate traffic, don't mind a longer commute if it is moving.

Donuts - some nice houses there by Chichester, spoke to my girlfriend and she agrees, happy with a project.

Long term girlfriend, 2 dogs, no kids.

T5 - no offer, just interviewing, approved by HR though so we discussed some details, awaiting an interview.

Can't car share and can't remember the other points now.

[anonymous-user]

Understood about the M27, I will look around Emsworth, Hambrook and towards Chichester in a preliminary search, but all this will help if a discussion with Hr is needed, as I would expect 6-12 months rent paid so I can get a feel for the area.

4 bed; Wider market when we decide to move it on.

I'd be happy in a little two bed and pay for the location but I don't want to restrict the potential future market as I can't see it being a forever home as I eventually want to move back to Chester.