Nice south coast towns - Kent/East Sussex

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Hot on the heels of my idea of moving further out to Norwood etc, I have gone one step further and am now thinking of leaving London altogether.

Am thinking of Eastbourne/Hastings/Folkestone and any of the towns in between. I would ideally like a sandy beach rather than a pebble beach, and would like to be able to a decent 3 bed house for under £275k. Journey time to London wouldn't be a deal breaker as we would look for jobs locally. Would like to get to London in under 1hr 45 mins though.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

There were more, but these were my faves.

Sorry to revive this zombie thread. I still can't make my mind up between Norwood Junction or seaside, and Hastings keeps bobbing around in the back of my mind. We have friends who live in Pett and Old Town, so would be good to go somewhere were we know people. Team_Edward if you're still around, can you let me know what secondary schools are like there?
I'm hoping to find somewhere by Alexandra Park. This my current favourite. It seems to have a wood at the bottom of the garden!

Hi sarf, not sure if this helps but I live fairly near too Norwood & really dont think it would offer the size/value or quality of life that the south coast could offer, if it was me, especially with younger children, would be legging it to the coast.

Have you thought of Battle? Much better secondary school, a train station and only 15 mins from Hastings? This is nice

It is v. Nice artemis but I think we're after somewhere in Hastings. Wonder what the catchment is for Battle schools?

I think the edge of St Leonards on the way to Battle may be in with a chance of getting in? Your best hope for schools is if you are catholic as the others are a bit hit and miss. Having said that it is a lovely part of the world to live in.

Whistable is lovely. Margate was run down for many years but has had investment recently, and possibly is on the way up. Broadstairs is also worth considering. Not sure what the train times are like.

Thanks river but I grew up in Thanet and can't bring myself to move back. Pleased it's improving though:)

So - still thinking about SE coast but would ever interested to hear which areas have nicest schools - still thinking about Hastings, Rye and villages in land - any helpful insights?e everyone