We need to move. We live in a tiny flat in central London with DC1 and DC2 on the way. We love our flat and our area, but are bursting at the seams already.I'm struggling for inspiration on where to look - many hours trawling Zoopla to no avail. I need to narrow the search area as right now I'm looking at everywhere between Bloomsbury and Weybridge...
Requirements are:
- I work in Guildford, so accessible there via public transport (trains go from Waterloo or Clapham Junction). 1hr20mins door-to-desk is fine as I work from home about 40% of the time.
- DH works by Tottenham Ct Rd (but less of an issue as will either give up work or go v. part-time when I go back to work after DC2)
- We don't want to go too far out into the suburbs.
- Good state schools are a must, at least at primary level. Doesn't have to be ofsted outstanding, but a good community school. We prioritise happy, nurtured kids over SATS and Ofsted.
- Not too yummy mummy or posh, yet not too edgy/ grey/ grim.
- Green spaces
- Good amenities and stuff going on (stuff to do with kids, places to go out on the odd occasion we get a babysitter, etc).
- DH would like a decent-ish garden as he has Alan Titchmarsh aspirations
At least 3-beds, 4 beds would be better. Open to all styles of architecture. We can scrape together £1.2m, but would prefer to spend a lot less, of course...
Obvious places are Surbiton (doesn't inspire us, but I've never actually been!) and Wimbledon (a no, for various reasons). And both feel quite 'far away' and very suburban to us. Anything closer in that fits the requirements above?