Hello
This has been mentioned a lot before, but can't seem to find anything recent.
We have a budget of around 270-280k max, ideally lower than that to find a 2 bedroom house reasonably close to London
We are looking at Basildon and Laindon as it seems like it fits our budget, trains run often and I found a ranking online that says that they are quite reliable as well. Monthly rail card is round £250, so not that bad either as DH would be travelling to London daily, while i wait for DC 2
www.ontimetrains.co.uk/blog/london-commuter-station-rankings-2018-19
We have been told that ss15 and ss16 are the nice postcodes. My DS would start Reception next year, so an outstanding Primary is preferable.
A lot of people say the area is not great and I get that. But is it ok for a while? We know we cannot afford dream house+location right now, so just want to invest and stay for a few years.
I've also been told that it has changed a lot in recent years with investment and shops opening.
So ALL that said, any comments anyone?
Any ideas, areas/schools to avoid?
Anything else?