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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518 posts

220 months

Wednesday 10th December 2025
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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

3,813 posts

48 months

Wednesday 10th December 2025
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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

1,596 posts

114 months

Wednesday 10th December 2025
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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

9,340 posts

55 months

Wednesday 10th December 2025
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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

536 posts

206 months

Wednesday 10th December 2025
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BIRMA

4,253 posts

219 months

Thursday 11th December 2025
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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

1,850 posts

243 months

Thursday 11th December 2025
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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

130R

7,042 posts

231 months

Monday 29th December 2025
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Beaulieu / Lymington (New Forest) area is very nice. The downside is that it is expensive and not a great drive if you need to head east regularly.

normalbloke

8,617 posts

244 months

Monday 29th December 2025
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130R said:
Beaulieu / Lymington (New Forest) area is very nice. The downside is that it is expensive and not a great drive if you need to head east regularly.
Can you give us some examples of what will fit the o/p’s brief and budget in those locations?

130R

7,042 posts

231 months

Monday 29th December 2025
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normalbloke said:
Can you give us some examples of what will fit the o/p s brief and budget in those locations?
In that area maybe something like this: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/162962654#/...

This is way over budget but also same area: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/161025212#/...

Spare tyre

12,237 posts

155 months

Saturday 10th January
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Romsey
Canada common

Outskirts of Andover - don t laugh value for money is impressive (compared to the above)

I dint read the brief, however I shall leave them there

Trouble with a lot of areas near the sea is it’s a pain in the bum when the weather is nice

TwinKam

3,547 posts

120 months

Sunday 11th January
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Bosham is a pain in the.... noselaugh
Southern Water have huge problems to overcome before I would consider living there; locals that we know are sick (literally) of it.
On the plus side, it may drive property prices down! wink

Heaveho

6,922 posts

199 months

Saturday 24th January
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I don't have any links to properties for sale, but I lived in Hamble for many years and was very sorry to leave. It's pretty centrally located for Goodwood, Thruxton and Beaulieu, as well as an active PH monthly meet, attractions which, as a certifiable petrolhead, I took advantage of as often as possible. I lived there for 18 years as an exiled Geordie, have been back in central Newcastle for a decade, and miss Southampton very much. There are many worse places to live.

TheGinger1

87 posts

89 months

Wednesday 11th February
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I wouldn't go near Bosham either. The whole area between Chichester and Havant is becoming a continuous corridor of new housing filling literally every gap. Big distance between the 2 access points on to the A27 and when the regular road closures happen due to incidents on that stretch it is absolute carnage on all the local roads. But if you like new build estates then it is perfect!