Working East of Norwich. Any ideas where to move?

[NelsonM3]

Hi all, I have accepted an exciting job offer To work in East Norwich. I currently live in Ipswich which is an hours commute down the A140 which to be honest I’m dreading! Luckily, my house is already sold.

Here are the requirements;
- Less than an hour from Sudbury for the weekends (family are all there)
- less than 40 minutes from East Norwich
- I’m single and don’t know anyone in Norwich, so a village that has nice pubs or community etc.
- House budget is £300,000.

I’ve always wanted to get into mountain biking so Thetford sounds like a good option and I have a road bike anyway. But I’ve also heard Thetford is is an absolute dive and should be avoided at all costs. Are there any nearby villages that can be recommended?

My start time is 0800hrs. So is the A11 really that bad a commute in the morning? I don’t want to be having to get to work 45 minutes early just to beat traffic! ??

I did consider moving to Norwich itself but I have missed being in the countryside side I moved from Sudbury

[NelsonM3]

Amazing how one wrong word can ruin a post! I actually meant to say WEST Norwich. Sorry people.

I looked at a couple of properties in East Harling, Garboldisham and Attleborough.

Garboldisham was a little too isolated for my tastes and Attleborough just seemed a little unremarkable to me. Also, there seems to be a huge amount of housing going up around the outskirts.

I loved East Harling however! 5 minutes away from the A11 and Snetterton, 30 minutes to the new work. Very much the type of village I am looking for and it has a real community feel, two pubs, social club etc. Unfortunately the houses didn’t quite do it for me so any other villages like that people can recommend would be much appreciated