Peterborough- Where to live
Discussion
My nigh-on 6 monthly request for help after a brief but pleasant stay in Ashbourne after recommendations from here (and a last minute diversion from what was supposed to be Brum).
The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.
Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
The missus will be working at Perkins Engineering (Cat really), and a 30 min commute is acceptable, which appears to cover an awful lot of the area. I appreciate it has grown a lot in recent years, and if traffic is s
te as result, please let me know.Important- good schools, primary but soon secondary, and things to do for kids. We’ll rent for a while as we have done for some time, then may sell a house and buy, no rush on that.
By the look of it the expansion means there is no shortgage of soulless cardboard boxes to live in fairly cheaply at first, the city centre is not one that offers much in the way of outstanding reasons to be there, but we’d get through the probation and then sort ourselves out.
First impressions are Rutland and Stamford look nice, and Huntingdon does at least get close to mainstream Cambridge, although I’m not too sure what there is to do there.
Where do you live, where would you live?
TIA.
Gameface said:
I've got people in the prison. Can ask their opinions if you want?
Encouraging!
As is the Guardian article on it https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/11/p...
Anyway, what’s the closest grammar school LA? If that’s the right terminology. It would be useful to check that out, Lincs I assume, but that seems a long way north (??) Guess it’s also a risk if you’re only just in the grammar school area, and don’t get in, unless there are [affordable-ish] private schools close by, it could go Pete Tong...
Edited by Croutons on Tuesday 11th December 22:06
Firstly, thanks all very much for the help, really kind of you, especially those who have also PM’d.
Secondly, schools look a fecking nightmare, secondary is under 2 full school years away, but with few in year spaces it looks like the wife will get a foothold in a catchment first, and I’ll bring the brats in the summer, so that we apply from there.
Question then is, southern tip of Lincs and fingers crossed the Grammar comes off, or duck it and just be close to something good (and/ or with private fallback) elsewhere..?
So unless those 4 acres happen to be close to a good secondary, I’m afraid I might not be that interested!
I appreciate it’s another Guardian link, but, as only TWO pupils go to Oxbridge from Rutland,either there are only two pupils, or I’m going to be snobbish because I want the best for my kids, that’s not on the radar for the schools, and there’s usually a reason for that.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/dec/07/...
Anyway, lots of nice places to check out, all of which are west of Pboro by the sound of it!
Secondly, schools look a fecking nightmare, secondary is under 2 full school years away, but with few in year spaces it looks like the wife will get a foothold in a catchment first, and I’ll bring the brats in the summer, so that we apply from there.
Question then is, southern tip of Lincs and fingers crossed the Grammar comes off, or duck it and just be close to something good (and/ or with private fallback) elsewhere..?
So unless those 4 acres happen to be close to a good secondary, I’m afraid I might not be that interested!
I appreciate it’s another Guardian link, but, as only TWO pupils go to Oxbridge from Rutland,either there are only two pupils, or I’m going to be snobbish because I want the best for my kids, that’s not on the radar for the schools, and there’s usually a reason for that.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/dec/07/...
Anyway, lots of nice places to check out, all of which are west of Pboro by the sound of it!
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