Ok, want to move house. Come and tell me about where you live and whether I can get what I want round your way.

[myredcardigan]

Ok, currently live in Wilmslow, Cheshire. DH in Manchester 3 weeks out of 4 then in the States for a week each month. However, soon to be based in London again.

So there's me and 3kids aged 6, 4 and 2 and I'm just fed up of where I live. Fed up of huge mortgage with modest house and smallish garden. Fed up of how money talks up here and want a simpler life (if it exists!)
Maybe looking at home counties or south coast areas such as Worthing. Not so keen on Surrey as have lived there previously.

Ok, wish list
-I want semi-rural but not isolated.
-At least an acre but with trees etc in garden.
-Good schools close by.
-Possibly near the coast (not a necessity but I like the idea of it)
-To spend less than we do now on mortgage. (I know, I know!)

Any ideas?

We're in W. Sussex, 20 miles from Worthing in a market town. It's fantastic and also only 38 miles to London (dh commutes). We have only been here for 4 weeks, having relocated from the suburbs of London and are loving it. Good schools aplenty.

Oh pcworld that sounds great. Would I get close to what I want for about 600k?

i have to bump this for you as i want to know the answer....

You can get a mansion here on the Isle of Wight for 600k

I'm sure you would - and there are many villages on the perimiter that would probably get you the garden size you want. In town, this could be more tricky. But I have to say, we absolutely love it here - and dh is London born and bred, me from N Ireland originally having lived in the big smoke for 22 years - so it was huge risk. We head down to the coast a lot, tis 25 mins to Worthing/Goring, 40 to Brighton

I think you're selling it to me, pcworld. When the DCs were very little I wanted to be walking distance to town so I could walk with the buggy but now we no longer need that and 2 of the 3 arer at school then I'm happy to be a bit further out.