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Where can I live in the South East? Budget £450k.

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Fedupofthepoo · 07/02/2025 18:07

Where can I live in the south east that has good transport links to London? Budget £450k. I need a 3 bedroom house.

I'm so fed up of the antisocial behaviour where I live. Bins overflowing as people can't be bothered to recycle, dog poo everywhere, flytipping all over the place, drug issues, illegal parking and dangerous driving very common.

I want to live somewhere that's just nice. Where people take a bit of pride in where they live. I need to be walking distance to a station.

Any suggestions for my budget please?

OP posts:
MrsJHernandez · 07/02/2025 18:29

Depends on how far you're willing to commute. Half hour, hour or more each way?

Girasoli · 07/02/2025 18:30

Burgess Hill
Haywards Heath
Worthing
Brighton (but suburbs away from a station)

anonhop · 07/02/2025 18:30

Tunbridge Wells 100%

Butthechildrentheylovethebooks · 07/02/2025 18:33

Leighton Buzzard. I grew up there ..DM still there and she doesn't moan too much about it 😄. Good links to London.

Rictasmorticia · 07/02/2025 18:33

North Essex, between ilford, Romford and Epping. If want to go out a bit further Billericay to Southend.

Floralnomad · 07/02/2025 18:34

Bearsted , one of the nicer Kent villages , an example
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/152260925

HereComesDecember · 07/02/2025 18:35

High Wycombe

sausageupanalley · 07/02/2025 18:49

What station do you need access to and how often? Do you want to be walkable to the station from new house? Any school considerations?

3WildOnes · 07/02/2025 18:54

How many days a week do you need to be in London? What is your commuting budget? What is your maximum commuting time?

fluffiphlox · 07/02/2025 18:55

Milton Keynes

Snowmanscarf · 07/02/2025 18:56

Which part of London do you need to get to ? This is could influence your answer.

PenneyFouryourthoughts · 07/02/2025 19:03

Milton Keynes.

MyLoyalEagle · 07/02/2025 19:05

Surrey.

Florally · 07/02/2025 19:06

Yes depends where in London you need to commute to and how often?

Cattreesea · 07/02/2025 19:26

If you like the idea of living by the sea look at the Kent coast: Folkestone (fast train to London), Deal or Margate.

UtterlyQuackers · 07/02/2025 19:29

Villages around Faversham are nice and high speed trains to London. How long a commute is acceptable?

Gottastoppostingsomuch · 07/02/2025 19:35

Commuting budget and max commute time is key. Plus if you need good schools/ what age

Turmerictolly · 07/02/2025 19:36

Bexley Borough? Zone 5 mostly, excellent schools (although it is a grammar area), . Lots of green space, easy and quick to LB and central London. It would probably be a 60's/70's build with that budget.

Bluevelvetsofa · 07/02/2025 19:39

West Sussex.

ValentineValentineV · 07/02/2025 19:40

Haywards Heath

Turmerictolly · 07/02/2025 19:40

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/156415574

ChristmasPudd1990 · 07/02/2025 19:42

Maidenhead or Bracknell?

Crushed23 · 07/02/2025 19:51

I would just live in London. I'm sure you can find a 3-bed property for £450k. Do a search on Rightmove. You should be able to find something in zone 3 or 4.

Maybe Forest Hill, Penge or Crystal Palace? It won't be a house, but better living in an apartment than having to commute, surely.

Chuchoter · 07/02/2025 20:02

Leigh on sea.

Walk to the station

www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/68437715/?search_identifier=b6af75cda3fc7490a3edc8832b802d1f

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