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I want to move south and live near woods, where can I afford?

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Neednewwellies · 22/01/2020 14:07

We live in the North. It’s cold and damp and I’ve come to hate it when I used to love it. We have 3 children, one in senior school (y10) and two in junior school (Y3&Y1). Our eldest is very academic but also easy going so would happily move somewhere else for Alevels. So my biggest issue would be looking for catchment for an excellent senior school for all 3. We are very urban here with not much greenery and for health reasons I want to take a step back from work and get a dog. I’d really love to be walking distance to woodland or if not then maybe some coast but not a commercially built up seaside town. Ideally I’d like to be in Hampshire or Sussex but open to ideas. We need 4 bedrooms and DH would need to get to London 2days a week. I don’t want to be somewhere too build up so just what we have here but further south if that makes sense. I crave more space around me but I also know with a teenager, we can’t be in the middle of nowhere. Our absolute max budget would be 700k but ideally no more than 675k. Is any of this doable? Is my head in the clouds? Where we live is expensive and that gets us a good size 4 bed but I know it’s far more expensive in the SE. Any help appreciated and we’d be looking to move when my daughter finishes GCSEs so next summer.

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wendywoopywoo222 · 26/01/2020 17:03

Have a look in Ringwood. On the edge of the New Forest and 30 minutes from Bournemouth.

Skyejuly · 26/01/2020 17:04

We used to go over to Southampton on the speed ferry and there's loads to do there but I wouldn't live there now. It's a bit outdated.

froggers1 · 26/01/2020 17:21

I live in a village right near the South Downs. I dog walk in woods within a 2 min walk of home. Lots commute and you would get a decent house here for that money. Google Henfield, Hassocks

Outnumbered99 · 28/01/2020 10:08

Forest of Dean Gloucestershire? That budget would get you a Mansion, Mitcheldean senior school is outstanding and plenty commute to London (train from Swindon, or M4)

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