Move from Canada to England

[Stufa]

Hello everyone,
I am new here and I hope I chose the right thread lol

I am a mother of 2 kids ( 4 years old and 13 months old). We live in Canada, but we are Italian. We probably will move to England really soon because my husband got a job offer in Alfreton. We will live there for 3 months (the company will pay for everything) and then we need to move in a house.
We would like to live in a city/village where is not necessary to use the car to go for grocery or other every day errands, with good schools/daycare and sport options for our kids. I will need to find a job and it will be better if it's in the same city.

My questions are:

1. How is to live in Alfreton?
2. Are there other city/village you can recommend?
3. It will be difficult to buy a house without a credit history in UK?

ps: We currently live in a city with a population of 100.000. I saw lovely villages of 2.000 people but probably they will not suit us. 10.000/20.000 will be ok :)

Thank you

On a positive note, you'd be near to Derbyshire and the lovely Peaks and Dales. Garsington Water is a lovely day out. Alfreton has good access to major roads, including the M1.

If you are looking at a sizeable town or city within commuting distance you need to consider Chesterfield, Derby, Mansfield or Norringham.

Derby and Nottingham are university cities and may have more to offer in terms of restaurants and things to do. Unfortunately covid has resulted in a huge economic downturn, and Rolls Royce, based in Derby is suffering from mass redundancies, so Derby might be a little more frayed around the edges.

The UK isn't the best place to b e right now, but I can't compare it with Canada as I have never been there.

On the plus side, you will be near The Peak District and loads of historical places of interest.

Nottingham, not Norringham!

Nottingham, not Norringham!

If you are looking at a sizeable town or city within commuting distance you need to consider Chesterfield, Derby, Mansfield or Norringham.

Derby and Nottingham are university cities and may have more to offer in terms of restaurants and things to do. Unfortunately covid has resulted in a huge economic downturn, and Rolls Royce, based in Derby is suffering from mass redundancies, so Derby might be a little more frayed around the edges.

The UK isn't the best place to b e right now, but I can't compare it with Canada as I have never been there.

On the plus side, you will be near The Peak District and loads of historical places of interest.