Asking for a friend: is it possible to buy a 2 up 2 down house within commuting distance of London (pref to the west/south west) for £250,000?

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and if so, where?

It's not going to be a daily commute, btw, but I think my friend is hoping for somewhere less than 50 miles away.

all/any suggestions most welcome .

£240k detached!

mid-terrace £210k

Plenty of 1960s/70s stuff if you want more space for your money.

Waterloo is about 40 minutes by train. And it's not under the flightpath

this looks like a good one

character but further from the station

houseboat?

walton

Windsor

could be fabulous

A bit closer in, Streatham Vale, or the general SW16 area.

here or here or Norbury - near very good outstanding girls secondary, Norbury manor Streatham

Quick travel and lack of long commute possibly compensate for lack of leafiness......

Ascot, dahling

not quite Ascot

could be fabulous one looks potentially brilliant (but £250K before they start )

love the dog in the Windsor one

Love the houseboat

These are absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much everyone. My diminuitive friend will be incredibly grateful (keep 'em coming if you have any more).

And Blu - no fucking way are we in zone 3 SW London with those prices!!!

I think my understanding of property prices has gone rather wrong due to living in a ridiculously overpriced poncetastic ghetto these past few years.

eh?
don't quite follow. (not necessarily advocating the areas I searched - but just to say it is possible)

I want to live in that houseboat

I liked the houseboat too but wouldn't want to live on one

There are a few areas of greater London that would fit the bill - I agree with CristinatheAstonishing that Kingston and Tolworth are out, but the surrounding areas would be good - Epsom, Esher, or even New Malden (which is very fast into central london at 20 minutes).

Or otherwise, Beckenham in Kent is very good value and is very quick into central London. Might squeeze something out of brockley/ sydenham if she was lucky.

Bucks generally is more reasonable - Amersham and Chesham are on the metropolitan line which is apparently slow but is prob doable if it's not every day.

hasn't the new overground sent Brockley prices high?

ooooh - look at \link{http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31211308.html\this one in Chesham}

what does "guide price" mean when it's not an auction?

Blu - was just surprised at what you could get for £250,000 well within the boundary of proper London. Tis all.

I am determined to show her that life goes on if you live in the wilds of south or west London cos she is moving from Kilburn and you know what North Londoners are like ...

you can get one in east london around 20 mins frm liverpool street, for 160k like manor park, forest gate etc if you look hard enough and are prepared to renovate

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=OUTCODE^747&insId=2&radius=0.0&displayPropertyType=&minBedrooms=2&maxBedrooms=3&minPrice=&maxPrice=250000&retirement=&partBuyPartRent=&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

blu how right you are. Has been a while since I looked around there. Blimey, it's pricey these days.

oops here

\link{http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-29676064.html?premiumA=true\another lovely house in Chesham} £240K & has 2 bedrooms plus attic, & bathroom upstairs & shower room down.

I want it!

Bibbity - oh, I see!

You can get 3 bed houses in Streatham Hill (which is even almost desirable) and closer in, and hilly and leafy for under £250k as ex-local authority houses. In low-rise development opposite an 'outstanding' primary and a nature garden!

You don't get nature gardens in Kilburn!

Crikey!

Although I am afraid I cannot feel good towards Streatham atm as I got stuck in hideous traffic jam there today after far too many hours in the car in a journey which also included Basingstoke town centre as mentioned previously in this thread .

I think df, hurtling towards her half century, is suddenly thinking it might be nice to live somewhere with a nature garden, rather than in an ex-council flat of Lilipution dimensions on a crime-ridden High Street.

Loving your contributions Ponders and Chippy and everyone. Thank you.

You can definitely buy something 2 bed for £250k in Epsom area (I know someone who sold one a few months ago for just under that)

Also around Walton on Thames (a colleague is looking in that area for a 3 bed for £250k and keeps finding lovely but too small for her 2 beds)

will see if I can find some to link to...