Good place to live between central London and Milton Jeynes

[Yavi2013]

Hi all, I am staying in Ilford east London. My husband is working in central London and I got a job offer to work in Milton Keynes. So now we are in dilemma whether can we move to Melton Keynes or any good places with good primary schools in between Euston and Milton Keynes. Please suggest me some good place to live with our kid.

Thanks a lot 😊

Leighton Buzzard?

Thanks... any good primary school in that area? And how about the area ?

Milton Keynes or London?

Maybe one of you travel and not the other?

If you have a healthy budget then St Albans would be good, lots of good schools.

The commute from MK to central London is short. You get good sized properties for your money there.

Thank you ladypasserine 😊 if we could able to find the place in between, both will be happy 😃

Thank you Avegemitesandwich, we will consider this

Agree St Albans is very nice. Or Harpenden? Schools meant to be very good round there too; lots of young families.

Thanks User1983, my office is in MK central. Which is the best place to live and school in MK

Mk to london on the train 30 mins. Lots of good school in mk. MK isnt cheap but is cheaper than london obvs!

St Albans. Milton Keynes may be cheaper than london but I find it soul less (no offence to anyone living there)

While St Albans is lovely, it's not on direct train line between Euston and MK.
What about Kings langley?
Much depends on budget, what sort of property you're looking for, rent vs own etc.

Hemel apsley dunstable ?

The quickest commute is MK central direct to London. Going anywhere in between (Leighton Buzzard, Hemel Hempstead etc) means both of you getting slower trains or in some cases (St Albans) having to drive as there's no direct line to MK from there.

I live in MK, having previously lived in London. It's very different, and yes, some people think it's soulless, but I find it very convenient and enjoy it here. The nearest nice residential areas to the station are Loughton and Great Holm, both of which are more expensive as a result. Don't know about schools in that area of town though.

Would you be able to drive to work OP or do you need to use the train as well?

Berkhamsted

There are fast trains from leighton Buzzard to Central London (Euston) and MK.

Berkhamsted and Kings Langley are also nice (Berko is lovely) and on same train line.

Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions 😊. googled a lot and based on the travel time and expenses I am thinking as ‘LadyPasserine’ said, it’s better one person can stays and one can travel 😂

Please friends, advice me to select some good area to stay as well as good primary schools in MK.

I prefer to rent initially, and my kid is in Year 1 programme.

Thanks a lot.

Hi finally we are moving to Euston. . looking school for my Year 1 kid and visited Copenhagen and have appointment in Belsize primary school next week. As well as applied for King’s cross Academy. But I don’t have any idea on those schools. Could you guys help me to select the good schools in that area based on your experience ?

Sorry to continue in the same thread. I have posted in separate thread, didn’t get response, that’s why posting here again 😊