Thinking of moving to Surrey

[Vikkih89]

Hello Im in need of some advice on Surrey.
I live in a lovely little town in Devon, my partner is at uni and we have a two year old together.
He finishes uni this spring and because of the nature of the job he has trained to do we feel we need to move towards London.
I am from southall in London I move to devon when I was eight.
We feel the best place for us would be Surrey as I would be only 30-40min s from my family in southall and surrounding areas.
Where is a good place to go in Surrey we are looking to rent and stay in the area for approx 5 years at the most.
Rural villages with just a little shop and pub would not be a problem we are used to having to drive to get anywhere to even do the food shop.
I would also like to be near good preschools and primary schools my daughter was going to go to a montisorri preschool with and outstanding ofsted report and would like to find a similar setting.
I'm also a childminder so need to be in an area with plenty of parents needing childcare.
Our budget for rent would be a 2-3 bed propert with a garden for around £1250 less would be ideal.
I know this is a big ask but would appreciate some advice so we can start our search and I'm assuming the good preschools have a long waiting list so we need to start sorting this out thanks in advance for you help x

[LaGuerta]

I don't know about rent but my DCs went to "Guildford Montessori Nursery School" they have a sister school in Bisley IIRC. Outstanding Ofsted, but more importantly I personally thought it was fantastic.

Just a starting point for you.

[specialsubject]

Surrey is lovely - which is why it is crowded and expensive. Remember that driving there will be a lot slower than you are used to. Have you done that 30 minutes to Southall recently?

factor in travel costs if you are planning to commute into London.

[LIZS]

Woking area?

[Vikkih89]

Thanks guys ive been researching villages etc as thy is what we are used to can what areas would you suggest around Guildford? I haven't done the drive to southall but won't be spending a lot of time there my dad who lives there reckons about half hour 40mins depending where I go.
Regarding preschools that's very helpful thank u I'm used to finding everything out word of mouth recommendation is what I'm looking for can anyone suggest anywhere else I would like to have a few options thank u x

[RachelHRD]

My son attended the Christopher Robin Montessori nursery in Merrow in Guildford and it was excellent - outstanding Ofsted report - there is also a sister nursery in Burpham. Excellent range of schools in the area - 35 mins on the train to Waterloo, great shops and amenities and I'm sure plenty of child minding opportunities. Rent isn't cheap but I would think you could find something in your budget in Burpham or Merrow.

[LondonSuperTrooper]

I just wanted to add that the drive from Surrey (Guildford area) to Southall takes much longer than 40 mins. Driving on the M25 is a like a Russian roulette. On a good day you can probably make it in around an 1 hour. I have gotten stuck in traffic on the M25 and the delay can anything between 1.5hrs to 9hrs!!

[LondonSuperTrooper]

But moving to Surrey? I'd definitely recommend it!