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Moving to East Anglia

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Moooving · 11/03/2023 09:54

Hello I hope this is the right place to post.

Me and my family (me, husband, two kids under 4) are looking to relocate.

We currently rent in Surrey but out rent is extortionate for what we get (£1000 for a 3rd floor, 2 bed flat) and this on the cheaper end for our area as our landlord hasn't put our rent up much since we moved in, if they were to relist they would get at least £1200. So we are looking to relocate.

We would like a 3 bed room house with a garden. But would consider a two bedroom. Garden is important to us though.

We are very flexible to were we can move as husband works from home full time and I don't work. We are also planning to home educate the kids so don't need to be near good schools.

Important factors for us are

  • must have a garden
  • within 2 hours of surrey as our family is all here
  • safe, low crime area to raise young children
  • young families with walkable playgrounds to visit
  • ideally under £1000 per month but could stretch to £1200

We are looking at East Anglia but we are unfamiliar with the area so don't know where to start out search. We are also open to different regions.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance :)

OP posts:
DaveClifton · 12/03/2023 09:47

St Neots and Huntington areas would fit the bill. Excellent transport links to London and Cambridge by road and rail. Surrey is pretty easy to get to.

Great Stukeley is a lovely village:

www.lovettsalesandlettings.co.uk/property/park-view-great-stukeley/

Daz57 · 12/03/2023 09:49

Good luck … how exciting for you!

Tumbleweed101 · 12/03/2023 09:53

Bury St Edmunds is a nice town but rents have shot up. You would still get a house rather than a flat for that budget though. Some of the villages around it are nice but public transport isn’t great as the children get older. (My 17yo has no real option than to do driving lessons or she won’t be able to work living here as buses stop about 6pm)

Crikeyalmighty · 12/03/2023 11:30

I would also say Op unless you are massively decided towards east anglia- might be a good idea to pop 'east sussex' or 'Hampshire ' or 'Kent' etc into Rightmove with a parameter of 3 bed , garden and up to £1350 and see what's on offer - will cost you slightly more in rent but less in petrol and trains! I've just looked at East Sussex and found a nice 4 bed terrace in Rye for£1250 (not a dump either) plus others I thought weren't too shabby either. It's easy to presume it will all be more .

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