To move to Woking

Oh and I had my 14th birthday in the Pizza Express, no royal sightings to speak of though

Pizza Express
McLaren
Good transport!

That I can tell you :o

Horsell has great primary schools and is v handy for Woking high, which (unless you are paying for private or going to a catholic school) is I think the best state high school in the area. Houses tend to be a bit pricier there cos it’s easy for the station, got a lovely feel and good local high street, and you can easily walk into town.
Woking is a great area - v easy to get out into countryside, it’s a very pragmatic town, lots of useful stuff but not very pretty. There are loads more places to eat out than there used to be. And Guildford is easy to get to down the road for pretty Xmas shopping. Lots of clubs etc for kids here too. I miss SW London but I don’t regret moving!

I grew up in a village on the outskirts and now live nearby. Not the best town centre but has everything you need, they’re doing a lot in the centre at the moment - big capital injection. Remains to be seen how that will pan out or if it’ll be a white elephant!

Brilliant transport links as you say. We’re considering moving back. I don’t know loads about the schools but from what I hear you just need to be careful for catchment for the good ones.

Housing stock is good in some parts, is there an area in particular you’re considering? South west of the town centre is nice, as is Horsell. St John’s direction ok but not much there that’s walking distance to the station. There are bits of Goldsworth Park I wouldn’t go for but apparently the primary there is on the up.

You’ll get a bit of a ribbing from people in the fancier bits of Surrey but ignore it, Guildford is suffering from a similar high street decline and thanks to the NIMBY brigade is quite slow to adapt, at least in Woking they’re doing things! And it’s much cheaper to get a decent house as a result.

As I say we’re thinking about moving back in that direction so I definitely wouldn’t rule it out!

It’s perfectly ok, not architecturally thrilling, but has a theatre and a lovely art gallery, good transport links and cheaper than surrounding areas. You’re not far from lovely countryside either. Good choice!

Has a good pizza express 😉

I know nothing about it but drove through once. Looked alright.