To want to move my family to London

[Miralala]

I've been offered a job in Zone 1 (mix of wfh and 5 hour return commute on diff days).

I really want to take the opportunity to live in London now, as live fairly rubbish city I don't like - however we have the 'ideal' life now with great schools, 3 bed semi, leafy suburbs, nice little high street and park 5 mins away.

We can up our house budget so could we keep any of that lifestyle anywhere in London for £700k? Absolute must is a nice secondary as kids are gentle souls and getting to secondary age, and son plays music, chess, etc - would be eaten alive in typical comp. I have no idea whether / where to start looking in London.

My london road is 2, however I leave this road regularly & frequent other roads in my life which do not have the same number.

@jeepersdeepers

My london road is 2, however I leave this road regularly & frequent other roads in my life which do not have the same number.

Not at all!

Just interesting to see

Cycling is a good way to get around in cities

@Baublebonkers

I have lived in London all my life and I wish I had brought my children up outside london. My DS will not wear tracksuits on the London streets as the (road men) have tried to rob him and his friends. He went to a catholic school that was run by a “superhead” but let teachers run classes that they knew nothing about. My DD is constantly harassed by grown men and one used to wait in the bushes near the school bus stop and pleasure himself. I know this sounds awful and it doesn’t happen to everyone but this is a reality. There is also the problem of pollution and it is bad. When I bought my property 23 years ago it was a lovely street but over the years people haved moved out to be replaced with a transient community which bring its own problems. We must have at least 3 different drug dealers on our street , which the police know about and yet they are still there. And this happens all over London.

Lol! Yeah ok all over London! Just not my area