Recommendations on places to live on the South Coast
Recommendations on places to live on the South Coast
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carphotographer

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515 posts

215 months

Yesterday (09:27)
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Reaching out for some advice and recommendations.
I’ve had enough of Surrey life , and am looking to relocate .
So I’m looking around the south coast . I do love Bosham but try and find a property with a large garage and a bit of space for £700k .
Looking for a 2 bed property , with study. South face garden , large garage within 5 miles of the coast .
Any thoughts and recommendations would be appreciated.

cliffords

3,191 posts

43 months

Yesterday (09:38)
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Can you look further west ?
South coast Sussex, Kent decaying towns and social problems.
I think you need to be further west than Bosham ,that is a niche spot at cost .

TBCTBC

1,581 posts

109 months

Yesterday (12:21)
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The problem you have is that most of the south is expensive to live.

If you're want coastal living, have you considering Hayling Island or the Isle of Wight, where house prices are much cheaper than the mainland?

Agree, you won't get a property in Bosham however on the outskirts of Chichester and between there and Havant, they've been building loads of houses on farmer's land, just on the outskirts of the South Downs.

Skodillac

8,510 posts

50 months

Yesterday (13:07)
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Go west. Dorset coast, Weymouth to Lyme Regis.

This is a bit over budget and probably too big for you, but it has "a range of outbuildings", and shows you should easily be able to find something suitable in budget.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/160248641

Lovey1

523 posts

201 months

BIRMA

4,126 posts

214 months

Lovey1 said:
I used to rent that for £5 a week back in the 70's I did know the lady who owned it but she was away at University all the time. It was in those days two dwellings and I see it's been knocked into one decent sized property as it was a bit pokey at the time. I notice the parking area on the road has been removed, I've got a photo of my Roman Purple Lotus Europa parked in it when I lived there.

steve2

1,840 posts

238 months

My father in law lived in Bosham for thirty years but moved back to Kent 3 years ago to be closer to us(he is 95 now).
He had a 4 bed detached with garage and large back garden and was sold for 750K,
House prices down there are rising all the time, so to get what you want for that sort of cost will be quite difficult anywhere along the south coast in a decent area