Where to buy a flat near London small budget but cash.

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Hello mumsnet saturday friends or should I say the best advisors ever!
This is our budget cash (no mortgage): between 250K and 300K (depending on the £ fluctations!). We are hoping to find a flat in an area that is fairly green (at least one park), fairly well connected (no car, 30-45min to Victoria), fairly safe (avoid knifes and also racists as much as possible), preferably South because we have had jobs there.
I know this is a naive dream! I really want to move back to London but I have to find a safe nest so my partner agrees to do that! I count on your knowledge. Thanks a lot!

Oh yes, another naive parameter: 2BED!

Bromley? Very family friendly and safe and Bromley South has a fast direct train to Victoria.

Hi Applesauce, thanks. We visited Bromley. I wonder if we had back luck but...we saw a fight on the street and got stuck at night (9pm) all the stations were closed, we struggled a lot to get back where we stayed (not that far but a real pain). Was this bad luck? And my partner found there was a lot of traffic...
Being too picky? Visited the wrong spot and had bad luck that day?

South Croydon? Leafy larger than average flats and 20 mins to victoria

That was bad luck, I lived in Bromley for years and the trains never closed at 9pm, and I never saw any fights.

I see. Maybe Tweedy road put us off as well. I think it might just not be realistic and we have became to picky.. :(

One bedroom flat in Kington upon Thames....?

Your budget is very tight for two beds in established suburbs Inc near good stations in borough of Bromley I am afraid.

How about Dartford?

Have you looked at Hounslow and stops west along the central line?

Have you thought about Enfield? Only 25 mins to Liverpool st and has some lovely green areas

Carshalton? Really nice village and 28 mins to Victoria

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-45530928.html?backListLink=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Fmap.html%3FminBedrooms%3D2%26includeSSTC%3Dtrue%26sortType%3D2%26viewType%3DLIST%26channel%3DBUY%26index%3D0%26maxPrice%3D300000%26radius%3D0.0%26numberOfPropertiesPerPage%3D24%26locationIdentifier%3DUSERDEFINEDAREA%255E%257B%2522id%2522%253A3672211%257D%23_includeSSTC%3Don%26auction%3Dfalse%26includeSSTC%3Dtrue%26locationIdentifier%3DUSERDEFINEDAREA%255E%257B%2522id%2522%253A3672211%257D%26maxPrice%3D300000%26minBedrooms%3D2%26numberOfPropertiesPerPage%3D24%26previousSearchLocation%3DSUTTON%2520-%2520VERY%2520SMALL%2520(Drawn%2520Area)%26radius%3D0.0%26searchLocation%3DSUTTON%2520-%2520VERY%2520SMALL%2520(Drawn%2520Area)%26searchType%3DSALE%26sortType%3D2%26useLocationIdentifier%3Dfalse%26viewType%3DLIST%26box%3D-0.20215%2C-0.14464%2C51.33852%2C51.37931%26popupPropertyId%3D45530928&fromMap=true

Thanks your ideas @JT05 @CuddlesAndShit @karmi2010

Do you think it would be doable to buy a house for that price? Is it better to be in a flat zone 2-3 or a house zone 4-5 and beyond.

everywhere in/near london has a lot of traffic...

"Is it better to be in a flat zone 2-3 or a house zone 4-5 and beyond."

depends what you want.
that is a life style choice.

near to central london - smaller cosier flat - or further out. larger space but further to travel to central london

You had this exact same thread before, didn't you?

What about petts wood, definitely ticks all those boxes
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-56094838.html

You won't get a house for that money, fitting all your criteria in zone 4-5 btw!

You could get a flat in Petts Wood or near Orpington station at the top end of your budget.

I remember thread you opened few weeks ago.
There were many suggestions there (I added a couple)

You might get a flat in zone 4-5 for that budget. A house? In a naice area? I doubt it.

I don't think you can buy a house for £250k even in zone 4-6. £250/300 is a 2 bed flat maximum really in zone 4-6.

I recently stayed in a lush flat in Catford on adenmore rd. They are Barratt new builds and have help with the government. Catford seemed to be a lovely community and I loved the food shops all open late with crazy fruit and veg.
The train links were really regular with a 25 min journey to the city x
I think these flats at Catford green cost around 200k plus x

Bromley stations do not shut at 9pm.

Dartford is much "rougher" than Bromley, and further out.

Hardcore's not that far wrong, and I'm IN Dartford as I type. People are removing the wheels from my car. You can easily get a big 2 bed for that money.

Although to be serious, the racism is appalling.