Which one is better place?
Discussion
Hi,
Which of the following places are good to live? Rent Budget is upto £1000 pcm.
- Stoke Poges
- Maidenhead
- Twyford
- Bracknell (Hanworth, Naseby, Wheatley, Arncliffe, Segsbury Grove, Charterhouse Close, Nuthurst )
- Langley
- Readind
I will be living with family and kids so schools need to be good as well.
Which of the following places are good to live? Rent Budget is upto £1000 pcm.
- Stoke Poges
- Maidenhead
- Twyford
- Bracknell (Hanworth, Naseby, Wheatley, Arncliffe, Segsbury Grove, Charterhouse Close, Nuthurst )
- Langley
- Readind
I will be living with family and kids so schools need to be good as well.
Edited by djones123 on Tuesday 6th December 13:44
I have lived in Bracknell and Twyford. Infact just recently moved back to Twyford (for the 3rd time) and imo it is a far nicer community to live in.
Regarding Schools are we talking Primary or Secondary?
In Twyford there is the Colleton Primary School next to a housing area called Broad Hinton and thats a nice place to live.
On the outskirts is The Piggott School which is a secondary school or Waingels on the road into Woodley.
Twyford Village is a nice place to live, although with ever increasing traffic the cross roads can get busy at peak hours but it has a Waitrose Store (Tesco's Express opening up early 2012 right next door). Nice curry houses, good chippys and has a ideal train station to London, Reading or Henley.
Regarding Schools are we talking Primary or Secondary?
In Twyford there is the Colleton Primary School next to a housing area called Broad Hinton and thats a nice place to live.
On the outskirts is The Piggott School which is a secondary school or Waingels on the road into Woodley.
Twyford Village is a nice place to live, although with ever increasing traffic the cross roads can get busy at peak hours but it has a Waitrose Store (Tesco's Express opening up early 2012 right next door). Nice curry houses, good chippys and has a ideal train station to London, Reading or Henley.
I'm quite a fussy person and I really like Twyford (been living just outside of Twyford for over a year now)
Here's a few pointers that may interest you :
-Very good pubs and variety of restaurants.
-Generally nice area and friendly community.
-Wide range of Schools within a couple of miles.
-Not far from Reading for major shopping and nights out.
-Easy access to the M4 and M40, less than 10miles from a major Hospital (Royal Berks)
-Twyford also has a good Doctors Surgery, Waitrose, good hairdressers etc
Quite local to most PHers, local drinkups/ Curry nights..... High priority that one
As said above it can and does get busy on the crossroads but nothing to major.
Here's a few pointers that may interest you :
-Very good pubs and variety of restaurants.
-Generally nice area and friendly community.
-Wide range of Schools within a couple of miles.
-Not far from Reading for major shopping and nights out.
-Easy access to the M4 and M40, less than 10miles from a major Hospital (Royal Berks)
-Twyford also has a good Doctors Surgery, Waitrose, good hairdressers etc
Quite local to most PHers, local drinkups/ Curry nights..... High priority that one
As said above it can and does get busy on the crossroads but nothing to major.
It's hard to start getting picky about the area if you need 3 bedrooms for a grand a month. What happens is you price yourself into the worst part of the good areas and negate the advantages. I'd look at Taplow as it's not far from Slough and ok in parts. Langley worth a look for same reasons.
Out of that list Tywford is a no brainer. Bracknell is crappy - lived there for 5 years. Nasty souless place.
Reading is ok in places, as it Langley to be honest, but Twyford is so much nicer than any of the others. Well placed, some nice pubs, good links into London.
Mind you, if you're happy to live out that way, consider Wokingham too, its lovely.
ETA - Stoke Poges is really rather nice, but a bit too close to Slough for my liking. And Slough is, well, Slough.
Reading is ok in places, as it Langley to be honest, but Twyford is so much nicer than any of the others. Well placed, some nice pubs, good links into London.
Mind you, if you're happy to live out that way, consider Wokingham too, its lovely.
ETA - Stoke Poges is really rather nice, but a bit too close to Slough for my liking. And Slough is, well, Slough.
wiliferus said:
ETA - Stoke Poges is really rather nice, but a bit too close to Slough for my liking. And Slough is, well, Slough.
That reminds me of a Jaguar Club I belonged toBeing on the committe at the time I thought I would canvas for more members
I did a radius and Windsor etc came into the postcode areas
Got a Rollicing for including SL (Slough) post codes
My good Friend Liz lives in a SL code, you know the place, just allong Windsor High Street
No Brainer - TWYFORD everytime!
Used to live in Maidenhead, have now lived in Twyford for 10yrs and I love the village, lovely sense of community, great local pubs (Wagon & Horses and Duke of Wellington), one of the best curry houses in the country (Haweli) and a Waitrose, soon to open is a Poco Loco and a Tesco Express. Great Primary schools and senior schools as well a great healthcare with great doctors surgery and dental surgery and Royal Berks hospital just down the road.
Only issue is, can you get a place large enough for a family? NO - you'll pay 6-700 for a 1-2 bed flat as a rental.
Look at Woodley, Ruscombe, Wargrave and Charvil as alternatives although the last three are "Almost" Twyford anyway.
Happy Hunting!
Used to live in Maidenhead, have now lived in Twyford for 10yrs and I love the village, lovely sense of community, great local pubs (Wagon & Horses and Duke of Wellington), one of the best curry houses in the country (Haweli) and a Waitrose, soon to open is a Poco Loco and a Tesco Express. Great Primary schools and senior schools as well a great healthcare with great doctors surgery and dental surgery and Royal Berks hospital just down the road.
Only issue is, can you get a place large enough for a family? NO - you'll pay 6-700 for a 1-2 bed flat as a rental.
Look at Woodley, Ruscombe, Wargrave and Charvil as alternatives although the last three are "Almost" Twyford anyway.
Happy Hunting!
NormanD said:
wiliferus said:
ETA - Stoke Poges is really rather nice, but a bit too close to Slough for my liking. And Slough is, well, Slough.
That reminds me of a Jaguar Club I belonged toBeing on the committe at the time I thought I would canvas for more members
I did a radius and Windsor etc came into the postcode areas
Got a Rollicing for including SL (Slough) post codes
My good Friend Liz lives in a SL code, you know the place, just allong Windsor High Street
Regarding price, that is the only downside but there is places that pop up.
Ive just moved into a 2 bed flat which is £850/month, but worth the premium for this area over others.
Ive just moved into a 2 bed flat which is £850/month, but worth the premium for this area over others.
wackojacko said:
Funny how many PHer's live in / around Twyford......... you need to come out more !!!!!
Haweli meet then? I can practically see it from the window!If kid's education is important, partic State secondary, then look at being in the catchment area for Maiden Erleigh which has a pretty good reputation. That means the West of the Wokingham BC area.
Don't dismiss Lower Earley as there are some pleasant closes even though it's pretty big and close to the M4/A329M.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe.
Don't dismiss Lower Earley as there are some pleasant closes even though it's pretty big and close to the M4/A329M.
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe.
wackojacko said:
I'm quite a fussy person and I really like Twyford (been living just outside of Twyford for over a year now)
Here's a few pointers that may interest you :
-Very good pubs and variety of restaurants.
-Generally nice area and friendly community.
-Wide range of Schools within a couple of miles.
-Not far from Reading for major shopping and nights out.
-Easy access to the M4 and M40, less than 10miles from a major Hospital (Royal Berks)
-Twyford also has a good Doctors Surgery, Waitrose, good hairdressers etc
Quite local to most PHers, local drinkups/ Curry nights..... High priority that one
As said above it can and does get busy on the crossroads but nothing to major.
Also have a brewery now (well Ruscombe) but merely a technicality Here's a few pointers that may interest you :
-Very good pubs and variety of restaurants.
-Generally nice area and friendly community.
-Wide range of Schools within a couple of miles.
-Not far from Reading for major shopping and nights out.
-Easy access to the M4 and M40, less than 10miles from a major Hospital (Royal Berks)
-Twyford also has a good Doctors Surgery, Waitrose, good hairdressers etc
Quite local to most PHers, local drinkups/ Curry nights..... High priority that one
As said above it can and does get busy on the crossroads but nothing to major.
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