Thinking of moving to Exeter - good and bad bits of town?
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I thought I recognised the OP.... only me in 2012!
So since I asked the OP we have moved to Exeter and are really enjoying it here, mainly been living on the outskirts rather than in the city centre.
General observations... would say the traffic during rush hour heading into town is quite congested, for example last night it was clear and I got to town in 15 minutes but on a bad day I'd say it would be a 45 min journey. There are more and more housing developments springing up, currently 14 sites all around the city, so I'd expect the traffic to get worse as the infrastructure isn't being increased to accommodate all the extra bodies. Also over by the M5 roundabout next to Sandy park ikeas being built so I'd expect weekends to get very busy there once it opens.
I've seen quite a few commercial premises located 5 - 10 miles out of the city which seem to be a bit cheaper in rentals plus gives you easier access for daily driving. Obviously Marsh Barton and Sowton are the main industrial estates.
The city itself is very nice, at the top of town is Southernhay which is the go to place for accountants / legal advice / the recruiters (on a personal note I've found Hays to be the most professional recruiter, but I'm sailing the chartered accountancy so slightly different line of work.) There's a constant regeneration going on in the town. Plus at the weekends your 10 mins for a beach or and hour to Cornwall if you fancy stretching your legs that way.
Hope the move goes as well as possible.
So since I asked the OP we have moved to Exeter and are really enjoying it here, mainly been living on the outskirts rather than in the city centre.
General observations... would say the traffic during rush hour heading into town is quite congested, for example last night it was clear and I got to town in 15 minutes but on a bad day I'd say it would be a 45 min journey. There are more and more housing developments springing up, currently 14 sites all around the city, so I'd expect the traffic to get worse as the infrastructure isn't being increased to accommodate all the extra bodies. Also over by the M5 roundabout next to Sandy park ikeas being built so I'd expect weekends to get very busy there once it opens.
I've seen quite a few commercial premises located 5 - 10 miles out of the city which seem to be a bit cheaper in rentals plus gives you easier access for daily driving. Obviously Marsh Barton and Sowton are the main industrial estates.
The city itself is very nice, at the top of town is Southernhay which is the go to place for accountants / legal advice / the recruiters (on a personal note I've found Hays to be the most professional recruiter, but I'm sailing the chartered accountancy so slightly different line of work.) There's a constant regeneration going on in the town. Plus at the weekends your 10 mins for a beach or and hour to Cornwall if you fancy stretching your legs that way.
Hope the move goes as well as possible.
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