We're in the very early stages (i.e. not even house-hunting yet) of considering a move back to Sussex. My husband and I know parts of the county fairly well as we lived in Brighton for 7 years after uni and worked (and got married) in Lewes. Been in London for almost 13 years now, but many of our most cherished friends are Sussex way and we miss them.
My husband currently commutes from Ewell West to Kings Cross, and I work part-time freelance from home. We have two children age 6 and 3.
We're planning a house-swap soon with friends in Hassocks to get a feel for the area, and the commute.
I rang the Hassocks infant school who basically laughed and said not much chance of getting places for the kids - more likely to be allocated a school in Burgess Hill and sit on waiting list for who knows how long...
To be honest this alone is putting me off!
Any thoughts or advice or experiences of being a Hassocks newcomer? Would Burgess Hill be a place to try looking? Back in my Brighton days it didn't have the best reputation, but perhaps that's changing/changed? Are there any other commutable locations we could look at? Husband doesn't want to return to Brighton/Hove itself, and to be honest our budget probably wouldn't get us what we need - we'd have about £460K and would have nothing spare for renovs. Lewes might be an option.
Any help appreciated. Did post this in local talk but not much traffic there, it seems.
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catlitterinmyturnups · 07/01/2016 11:11
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