Nice cheap places to live

[CandyMaker]

Where in the UK do you think is a nice place to live, but where rents and mortgages are still relatively cheap?

East Anglia, Wales, Durham area, some parts of the Midlands and some parts of Scotland.

Durham looks cheap thanks. But East Anglia is expensive.

Ipswich apparently

Ipswich isn't a nice place to live IMO!

Durham is lovely, as are a lot of areas of the NE. Some areas of Lincolnshire are nice and cheap, better connected to other parts of the country too.

@ThatLoudTealZebra which parts of Lincolnshire?

@CandyMaker around Lincoln itself is cheap and Lincoln is a nice city. North Hykeham is meant to be nice. Have a few friends in the military who live in that area and like it.

Thanks. I have been through Lincoln. I had no idea it was cheap.

I guess it's all comparative but yes, I have heard a lot of people mention value for money!

South Lincolnshire is definitely reasonably priced but it also has some down sides!

@spanieleyes like what?

Swansea

Narnia

central reservation
Park Lane
London W.1

@CandyMaker
One of the pro Brexit areas in the country/one of 4 reform MPs voted in.
Transport is an issue, it takes a while to get anywhere !
Some areas of deprivation- Boston, Skegness,
Very flat!
Smells of cabbages for a few months a year!

It does have wide open spaces, beautiful sunsets, cheap housing, grammar schools ( positive or negative depending on your viewpoint!) wildlife reserves and Lincoln is lovely!

Lots of nice places in Lancashire with good train links to Manchester but way way cheaper than Greater Manchester

Northumberland

Margate.

@DianaRiggsCatsuit Northumberland is not cheap. All the second home owners and retirees have flooded into Northumberland pushing prices way up.

I like Glasgow but you would have to be okay with rain and short days in winter.

What is your budget? Are you looking for very cheap? If so, there was a recent thread about buying a property for £60k.

Please help me find a property under 60k www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/5221051-please-help-me-find-a-property-under-60k

Not all of these areas will also be nice.

@Turmerictolly Does not have to be that cheap. I had not stated a budget as I did not want people recommending tiny flats in more expensive places. I wanted somewhere cheaper where I can get a decent family house for my money.

Lincolnshire
Dumfries and Galloway
parts of Teesside and Redcar and Cleveland
parts of county durham
Cumbria but not the Lake District.

North East Lincolnshire has some lovely areas, you have the sea and the wolds. Although some parts might be best avoided

Peterborough.

There will probably be lots of posts stating it is a dump.

It's cheap, good links to London and cities like Leicester and Nottingham.

Certain parts of the centre are a bit rough but equally there are some lovely areas. Lots of green places.

Where I am I have a 5 minute walk to shops, doctor and dentist. Go the other way and I'm the countryside.