Waterloo commute- where would you live?

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Hello all,

Not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes! We currently live overseas but will be returning to the UK late next year. We used to live in London but are returning with a baby and hoping another won't be too many years away.

DH will be working in Battersea, so a train getting into Queenstown Road or nearby would work well.

We hope to get a mortgage for about £850K and would love to buy a house to see us through several kids, their (state) schooling, and many years working in London to pay off the house! So ideally a 4 bedroom with a garden, close-ish to a station so I can commute, near good schools, ideally more towards West London to be closer to family in the South West, but would prioritise getting the right house. Open to London/'burbs but would like somewhere with a good local feel.

On my (very random) list so far are:

Brockley (feasible but commute not great)
Wandsworth town (beyond our budget for what we want)
Windsor (long commute and also possibly too expensive)

Does anyone have any bright ideas? Keen to start researching areas sooner than later!

Thanks so much!

Out of curiosity, Ladies, which other areas were on your shortlist when you were house hunting?

How about Horsell? A village suburb of Woking. Lovely little high street, great pubs, schools, and community feel. Woking has one of the best links into Waterloo you can find. Can get a 4bed detached for 800k.

Walton On Thames/Hersham?

Just outside travelcard Zone 6, so considerably cheaper than Surbiton. However, still only a 25min commute into Waterloo with 4 trains an hour into Walton.

Hersham has a villagey feel and Walton has the usual high-street shops.

Plenty of period or more modern properties. This has potential to add value:

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64206737.html

Have you played with: www.commutefrom.com/ ?

30 mins on a fast train from Woking to Waterloo. Very frequent service. I live in Guildford but always go to Woking for commute (20 mins drive). Option to live in the countryside too if you prefer that.