Moving to Suffolk / Norfolk

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we are looking to move to either Suffolk or Norfolk in the next few years. We want to use the time in between to visit regularly and get a good feel of some towns / villages but I don’t know where to start!

we do not want to be coastal, which helps bring cost down. Budget is around 550k. Ideally detached, with land (doesn’t have to be massive, but we don’t want to hear the next door neighbour’s screaming kids like they’re in our garden or barking dog for example). That said I don’t want to be the only house for miles, it would creep me out. But maybe a quiet lane with a few houses on.

ideally near a river for walks and canoeing.

we love the idea of a British village, not too quiet but old school - a butchers, greengrocers, post office and a pub. We would like to be able to walk a lot locally, and still have food shops delivered! Not worried about take always or anything like that.

within a 30 minute drive of a golf course would be good too.

any ideas?

Toy Shop, Haberdashers, one butchers shut and was turned into a cafe which shut in less than a year.. There is however an excellent health food shop!!!!

Bungay is a lovely community, with a mix of very well to do and hippy types. Shops are great if you like an old fashioned style of shopping: it has a butcher, fishmonger, veg shop, delis, bakeries, cafes and flower shop. It's not so great if you want a big Tesco.

This is only afew miles down the road from me 😊 And I was actually going to suggest burgh St peter/toft monks too!

Mine too, home of 34 years....hello fellow becclesian! 🤗👋

There is a large children's play area next to the surgery/community centre

The newbuilds are off London road, up past the cemetery, so fairly near the leman.It's a big development with building still continuing, due to stretch right out to Barsham (hence it's name 'Barsham vale') and they have already put an entrance road in that end.

I work in lowestoft too, in a job where I see many of the 'shittier aspects' aswell.It has put me off wanting to live or have my kids grow up there in all honesty- the town centre and schools (especially high schools) and central residential areas are really problematic and deprived.

As much as there are the benefits you mention with the beach etc and some very affluent areas I think they are sadly overshadowed by the difficulties the town has.

Hey,

Hope you don't mind me jumping on the thread. I am looking to move my young family from Colchester to manningtree. Any advice greatly appreciated x

check out wivenhoe in essex

I live coastal suffolk between Ipswich and woodbridge. it's lovely but woodbridge is expensie, there are loads of new houses being built and the A12 has become horribly congested with all the new build and Sizewell traffic, so you're right to avoid!!

I would suggest Beccles, Bungay, Diss, Sudbury.

its 10 miles up the road. Its the same county. If theres specific advice you need, you should probably start a thread.