Were I to move to Bristol post lockdown - where would be good?

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Need to be close to easy motorway connections 😁👍

Depends which motorway really.

Bradley Stoke / Stoke Park for both M5/M4 motorway connections. They are very generic suburbs.

I fucking love Bristol. My favourite uk city.

Depends entirely what you’re looking for - Bristol is sprawly and has places for all budgets, but it very much depends what you want - flat, house, parking, outside space, family area vs. nightlife, etc. Commuting in and out by car gets worse all the time; the traffic round the city centre and out to the motorways can be horrendous. It can take me 90 minutes to do the 26 miles home from the city centre in the car at rush hour via the M32 and M4, and the queues coming back in to the city at that time are just as back. Tough environmental controls on polluting vehicles are due To come in next year - all diesel cars are likely to be banned from the city centre (taking in quite a large area). Tell us more about what you’re looking for and what you want to do and we can offer more help. Bristol is a fab city to live and work in, despite its problems so if you can afford what you want I’d always recommend it!

Amazing place to live! As PPs day, more info needed though!

Giant car park is the best way of describing the M32 most days. All suburbs are choked with traffic nowadays ( pre lockdown obviously). I live 15 miles from the centre and it's 90 minutes into the city at rush hour. Bradley Stoke is certainly handy for the motorways but there is a huge amount of traffic there and a major connecting route there is closed now for the best part of the rest of the year'

It's taken me an hour to drive from the suspension bridge to temple meads before now so choose carefully.

Depends on budget

Portishead

If your looking to commute on the M4 North Bristol is best. As other pp say M32 at rush hour is very busy. Would need to no budget (I think house prices might fall after CV but not lots) and what kind of place you were looking for. Is a sort distance to lots of shops important?

What side of Bristol you are living on makes all the difference. Rush hour is infamous for the many, many queues.

Also, it is a popular area for buyers so there is an expensive housing market - it really depends on your budget.

There are also nice towns on the outskirts of Bristol that you can commute in from.

I love it here, but it really varies area by area for shops, access, public transport etc.

How much space do you need and what’s your budget?

Thanks for replies so far!

Preferably house... Max of 450k...perhaps a little more... But this would need little doing to it (other than basic cosmetic stuff!)

A small amount of outdoor space....enough for chairs/table.

Preferably somewhere where easy links to public transport for city centre.

Also access to points east of Bristol (M4 corridor), (essential) with ocassional London work trips(either rail /driving?) (not so essential!

PS Closer to cultural hubs/liveliness rather than family stuff... But having local shops that are walkable /push bike-able would be good.!

St George.

Any of the Victorian terraces or semis around Gloucester Road. For that budget you might get Horfield, Ashley Down, perhaps even Bishopston. Lots happening on Gloucester Road. Usually. Lots of independent shops and straight up the road to M4/M5. Lots of buses into town for more action.

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I'd be looking at these three very different properties if I was thinking of a move to Bristol. The last one would be a pain if you have a car though.

Horfield, Ashley Down are inner suburbs with nice period properties and lots of great independent shops and cafes on Gloucester Road.

If you'd take location and compromise on a smaller property then can be more central like Cotham, Montpellier, Hotwells, Clifton, Redland....but much pricier.

Bristol is an inside out city - the grimmest parts are on the edges, not in the middle (Southmead, Knowle West etc). Post war estates built on the edges after the war with very poor connection into town.

Traffic is dreadful. The bus service is also rubbish compared to London.

There is a tiny train line that runs from Temple meads (the main station) and wends it's way through Montpelier, Redland and Clifton which would get you there without having to be in a traffic jam.

If you need to get to London for work regularly, take the train from Temple Meads or if you look at Horfield, you could drive out to Parkway and get the mainline from there.

It's not a great city for cycling but they are starting to make it better and it is the quickest way to get around if you are confident. Some steep hills in some parts though so strong thighs needed or an ebike might be worth a look!