Working near Watford, best place to live?
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Posted in the London forum, but this place is probably more relevant. I'll be working in Bushey, just east of Watford next year. Are there any recommended places to live or avoid like the plague?
On a salary of ~25K and don't mind sharing a flat if need be, but really, really want a place where I can park a car without it bleeding me dry being parked/vandalized and good driving roads would be a bonus. Regarding me, I'm early 30's, Single, more into pubs and outdoor stuff than clubs and lairy inner-city stuff, but would rather avoid a dull Hot Fuzzesque curtain-twitching nightmare if possible. A youngish town with a uni-town vibe & lots of active societies and people doing things would be ideal, but I have precisely zero knowledge of this part of the UK so I am at PH's mercy.
On a salary of ~25K and don't mind sharing a flat if need be, but really, really want a place where I can park a car without it bleeding me dry being parked/vandalized and good driving roads would be a bonus. Regarding me, I'm early 30's, Single, more into pubs and outdoor stuff than clubs and lairy inner-city stuff, but would rather avoid a dull Hot Fuzzesque curtain-twitching nightmare if possible. A youngish town with a uni-town vibe & lots of active societies and people doing things would be ideal, but I have precisely zero knowledge of this part of the UK so I am at PH's mercy.
shim said:
That doesn't worry me too much, TBH- Birmingham's Broad Street was just behind on that list and I walked up and down that twice every day when I was at uni. I reckon any street full of nightclubs is going to be a bit crap at chucking out time. Thanks for the suggestions, guys. It didn't occur to me that commuting might be a soul-draining stop-start hell so far from the centre. I might be better off looking for a place with good public transport links and buying a thirsty cruiser for weekends instead of a b-road hooligan to live with all week.
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