Moving to Aylesbury
Discussion
Boney2728 said:
Turn7 said:
Hilltop area, at the top of Cameron Road...
Altho Ive not been up that way for many years so could have gone down hill.
Hilltop was never anything special either. Only half decent part I can remember was the old town near Pednor. Altho Ive not been up that way for many years so could have gone down hill.
The old town, where theres no real car parking and its a major rat run to Missendon ?
Pednor ? Yeah, if youve a few Mill....
Boney2728 said:
Hilltop was never anything special either. Only half decent part I can remember was the old town near Pednor.
Hilltop is just a pretty "normal" place to live, lots of bungalows and old people iirc. Old town is nice, walking distance to everything which is great but good luck finding much coming up for sale! Apart from tiny cottages, family houses come up very rarely in my experience. Lots of nice roads on the outskirts of Chesham though, Botley Road, Lye Green Road, Lycrome Road, Chartridge Lane, then you have all of the villages like Ley Hill, Ashley Green, Chesham Bois, etc which are all decent.
dazmanultra said:
Boney2728 said:
Hilltop was never anything special either. Only half decent part I can remember was the old town near Pednor.
Hilltop is just a pretty "normal" place to live, lots of bungalows and old people iirc. Old town is nice, walking distance to everything which is great but good luck finding much coming up for sale! Apart from tiny cottages, family houses come up very rarely in my experience. Lots of nice roads on the outskirts of Chesham though, Botley Road, Lye Green Road, Lycrome Road, Chartridge Lane, then you have all of the villages like Ley Hill, Ashley Green, Chesham Bois, etc which are all decent.
The cottage and surrounding area were gorgeous, but it was only 1 bedroom and so very wee inside. No great shakes except the asking price for such a house went up from under £200k in 2011 to close to £300k when I moved out in 2017. Way too expensive, no matter how pretty.
Also, being so close to the high street was good in the daytime (I could watch the summer carnivals and parades from my bedroom window), but awful at night. Drunken yobs aplenty and I once woke to find foot steps up my bonnet, windscreen, and along the roof as some scrote had decided to partake in a bit of late night parkour.
OP your house sounds perfect for what you need and a lovely peaceful end of town. Wishing you well for a smooth buying process and welcome to Bucks (the best of the home counties for sure!)
SweptVolume said:
I lived in a rented 18th century cottage in Chesham old town for around 7 years - Germain Street, by the grotty Red Lion pub. I always had to park 5 mins walk away, though they had introduced residents' parking just before I left.
The cottage and surrounding area were gorgeous, but it was only 1 bedroom and so very wee inside. No great shakes except the asking price for such a house went up from under £200k in 2011 to close to £300k when I moved out in 2017. Way too expensive, no matter how pretty.
Also, being so close to the high street was good in the daytime (I could watch the summer carnivals and parades from my bedroom window), but awful at night. Drunken yobs aplenty and I once woke to find foot steps up my bonnet, windscreen, and along the roof as some scrote had decided to partake in a bit of late night parkour.
OP your house sounds perfect for what you need and a lovely peaceful end of town. Wishing you well for a smooth buying process and welcome to Bucks (the best of the home counties for sure!)
Thank you, there's a Rightmove link if you wanna check it out. I'm excited to move and be able to get out and explore Bucks and the Chilterns, who knows maybe by June all will be done and dusted and there will be no lockdown to boot!The cottage and surrounding area were gorgeous, but it was only 1 bedroom and so very wee inside. No great shakes except the asking price for such a house went up from under £200k in 2011 to close to £300k when I moved out in 2017. Way too expensive, no matter how pretty.
Also, being so close to the high street was good in the daytime (I could watch the summer carnivals and parades from my bedroom window), but awful at night. Drunken yobs aplenty and I once woke to find foot steps up my bonnet, windscreen, and along the roof as some scrote had decided to partake in a bit of late night parkour.
OP your house sounds perfect for what you need and a lovely peaceful end of town. Wishing you well for a smooth buying process and welcome to Bucks (the best of the home counties for sure!)
75Black said:
eps said:
Looks great OP! Congrats
ETA : Looks like it has the right number of garages as well!
Unfortunately one of them in a neighbour's...I'm pretty sure, but even just one is good as there's going to be 2 cars. Thank you though! ETA : Looks like it has the right number of garages as well!
eps said:
ah no worries - looks tidy and not requiring immediate work but also looks like you can stamp your own mark on it as well if you choose to do so.
Definitely, I'm already thinking ahead and at some point maybe planning to put in a small extension at the back to make a small dining room, plenty of space with how big the garden is.yeager2004 said:
Sorry to hijack the threat. Just wondered if anyone knows what Bierton is like.
Looks to be safe distance from the Aylesbury town centre, with good schools.
Cheers
Lovely village with a very busy road going through it, I believe both pubs have closed for good which is a shame as they good village pubs. The Dog House is walkable and a decent pub.Looks to be safe distance from the Aylesbury town centre, with good schools.
Cheers
Weston Turnville and Aston Clinton would be my choice if you wanted good local pubs and a few shops etc, they are also more tucked away from the main traffic route while still being close to Aylesbury.
Stoke Mandeville is also worth a look but traffic can be awful.
75Black said:
Thank you, there's a Rightmove link if you wanna check it out. I'm excited to move and be able to get out and explore Bucks and the Chilterns, who knows maybe by June all will be done and dusted and there will be no lockdown to boot!
You have some good walking routes by you, easiest would be Watermead lake and across to the Buckingham Park walkway which carries onto Quarrendon Leas with a few different routes.Coombe hill and Wendover Woods are only a few mins by car and will make you glad to have them on your doorstep
RichFN2 said:
75Black said:
Thank you, there's a Rightmove link if you wanna check it out. I'm excited to move and be able to get out and explore Bucks and the Chilterns, who knows maybe by June all will be done and dusted and there will be no lockdown to boot!
You have some good walking routes by you, easiest would be Watermead lake and across to the Buckingham Park walkway which carries onto Quarrendon Leas with a few different routes.Coombe hill and Wendover Woods are only a few mins by car and will make you glad to have them on your doorstep
Bierton is slowly being swallowed up by the eastern expansion of Aylesbury.
There is also an outer ring road going in that looks like it will be on the Leighton Buzzard / Wing side of the village.
Agreed, if you can afford it Aston Clinton or the villages are better and have already had the bypass put it.
They still have the option of Grammar School buses in to Aylesbury, as my daughters do.
There is also an outer ring road going in that looks like it will be on the Leighton Buzzard / Wing side of the village.
Agreed, if you can afford it Aston Clinton or the villages are better and have already had the bypass put it.
They still have the option of Grammar School buses in to Aylesbury, as my daughters do.
Edited by VEX on Thursday 25th February 17:28
75Black said:
Thank you, there's a Rightmove link if you wanna check it out. I'm excited to move and be able to get out and explore Bucks and the Chilterns, who knows maybe by June all will be done and dusted and there will be no lockdown to boot!
Well done! Great position for exploring. As well as the Chilterns for walks, the countryside north of you is great for cycling, if you're into that. (undulating, lots of views, pretty little villages)anonymous said:
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No plans to go back to London, direct links into the centre using Chiltern trains for example are adequate, plus Khan has made London a mess to drive in, 20mph zones on every street, even the wide main roads. Low Traffic Neighbourhood restrictions, cutting off "rat runs", no thanks. I'm good with Bucks probably for the next 28 years of my life.malaccamax said:
75Black said:
Thank you, there's a Rightmove link if you wanna check it out. I'm excited to move and be able to get out and explore Bucks and the Chilterns, who knows maybe by June all will be done and dusted and there will be no lockdown to boot!
Well done! Great position for exploring. As well as the Chilterns for walks, the countryside north of you is great for cycling, if you're into that. (undulating, lots of views, pretty little villages)Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff