We live in Bradford on Avon, it’s a great family-friendly place to live. We like how well connected to London and Bath we are, feels quite rural but not isolated. Lots of left wing people live here but it’s depressing being in a Tory constituency.
How old are your kids?
We don’t commute by car, I would only find the traffic a problem if I had to traverse town at peak times, most of the time it’s fine and I can get out to other places without crossing the town bridge (one of the big hold ups). But it’s a frequent topic on local Facebook pages 😂
Great choice of local nurseries in town and forest school type places nearby, we go to the least “naice” one and it’s still bloody lovely.
Broadband is good where we are, I think we are on fibre but whatever it is we have both worked from home for six years with no problems.
Whoever said the worst bit is how close it is to Trowbridge needs to give their head a wobble! It’s ideal living somewhere quaint and picturesque but next to a town with a big cinema and retail parks 😂. Can cycle there or bath along the towpath and avoid all traffic and hills!
Used to live centrally in Bath, the house/location compromises worked better for us in Bradford (we wanted a big garden but would rather be close to the middle of somewhere small than on the outskirts of something big, couldn’t have afforded big garden in middle of Bath).
The primaries will have open days in the autumn and probably the secondary too, come have a look. I think the two primaries have quite different vibes. We are happy with ours. Secondary has a good reputation but I don’t know much about it. Nice grounds with very big playing fields.
If you’ll need to commute to London at all it’s worth looking at driving to Westbury and getting the train from there. Parking is £4 all day and the train is quick into Paddington.
I am happy for you to PM me with any specific questions, and I can answer more specifically.