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Relocating Melbourne to the UK

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Bexter76 · 12/06/2023 13:40

Hi all, we've been living in Melbourne for 7 yrs with 3 kids, now aged 14, 12 and 7. We're talking about a possible return to the UK next year and want to live near family who are in Godmanchester and Houghton (near St Ives). We need to be close to an excellent secondary and primary school, would consider private secondary. We lived in London prior to our move in 2016 so know nothing much about these areas. Keen to be somewhere our older two have plenty to do but also safe with as low crime as possible. They play football and netball and spend alot of time at the beach so need a sporty area which offers options for entertainment too. Hubby will probs have to travel to Lonfon 3x a week for work.We'rere cost of living is high and going up so to make the numbers stack up we'd need a small or no mortgage, maybe a budget of around £1.1m, on a 4 bed house. Can anyone suggest an area that ticks our boxes? Thx for reading.

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user1486915549 · 23/06/2023 06:55

St Ives is a nice little town. It also has the guided bus for easy trips into Cambridge.
There are some beautiful villages around there too but public transport is not good so be careful you don’t end up having to drive your kids everywhere, especially as they get older.
Look on Rightmove for houses St Ives and surrounds within your budget.
My schools knowledge is out of date now , but someone will be along with suggestions.

user1486915549 · 23/06/2023 06:59

I forgot to add mainline trains from Huntingdon or Cambridge to London take one hour

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