Hi there,
First post, so please forgive any ignorance!
Me and DH are looking to move to Cheltenham and are looking for some advice for our property search. We would like to ask about the different areas; what’s good, what to avoid etc. We are currently in London and know it very very well so if anything could be analogous, this could be used as a reference.
Although we are not parents yet, after reading online about Cheltenham, we quickly discovered that school catchments seem to play a big role in terms of the property market. The other factor that seems to be significant (after speaking to estate agents) is the event days and how busy it gets.
The main factors we need help for in terms of areas in Cheltenham are are:
⁃ schools
⁃ and young family community/safety feel
⁃ Avoiding large crowds(?) from events or lack of parking because of this etc
We have been looking at Fairview, so somewhere between Sanford Park up until Cheltenham Cricket Club. We had an estate agent tell us Hewlett Rd gets very busy during the footballs and the races but we were hoping to get some more opinions to qualify that and how bad it actually gets.
We have also looked at Charlton Kings, Leckhampton and Montpellier but there aren’t many options available for the type of property we are looking for.
We understand Fairview isn’t quite as prestigious as the likes of Montpellier, however we have been there and it’s seemed nice/residential and the properties are lovely.
Can anyone help with advice on the above and thoughts? Especially if you have any comparisons to areas in London, that would be super helpful to us.