Namechanged recently, old user.
Live in London, pregnant with number one. We currently live in SE17. Due to the insanity of the market and recent inheritance, we have a budget of up to £925k to buy a bigger house.
While we love SE London, both of our jobs are NE London, family is north of London, and we can never make it home during the day unless cycling. I'm worried that with kids, bus to tube at Elephant and Castle, etc will become a nightmare. And would like to live somewhere that is more family friendly with good school and childcare options. I'd be really grateful for any advice or experience! In a totally ideal world, we'd buy a massive five bedroom place, but in reality it's a minimum of three.
Places we've looked/are looking at:
- Crouch End - probably slightly out of budget, as Muswell Hill/Highgate certainly are, and still has bus to tube but at least NE
- Harringay Ladder - affordable but a bit further out/difficult on the train line?
- Victoria Park - probably the south side for Mile End/Bethnal Green. I've always loved the appearance of those houses, but no idea what it's like to live there
- I love the bit between Peckham Rye and East Dulwich station, but DH is convinced we'd regret it long term with transport (sometimes out to Romford/up to Barnet) - there really is no beating the tube for on the moment convenience.
The other option is to buy a more central flat, but we've lived in a little house for a few years and would like another house. We're pretty up for a project as our current house looked done and still needed a new roof/new bathroom/new kitchen in our time here so it's been pretty expensive!
I know this is a lovely problem to have, but I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations or experiences! Thank you :D
