ADVICE want to move to coastal town/village ... Dorset, Devon, Devon, south Wales,

[CB1988]

OK so dh work from home, we have an 8 month old and I will be wfh.
We are stuck on where to move to as so much choice , any recommendations greatly appreciated !!!!

Our budget is 500k£ we want a min 4 bed house with decent garden.

Nice town shops cafe ideally if weekly market
Must be on the coast, with njce sandy beach on doorstep
Good primary school
Great community
Ideally swimming pool
Safe nice area not a drug problem please!

I want to find this magical place too! From what I've seen I think you may struggle with that budget if you want the beach on your doorstep

I agree!

Have a look at West Sussex. I’m not sure you’ll find a four bed for your budget, but Chichester has a market, good schools, plenty of cafes and restaurants. Surrounding read are on or near the coast and there are leisure centres.

I don’t think there’s any area that won’t have a degree of drug related incidents.

In Devon Sidmouth might be worth a look.

It's worth considering quite a number of seaside towns have drug issues so I'd do your research!

This sounds like a £1.2-2 million house on a 500k budget.

You might get a four bed on the Lancashire coast for that, but certainly not with a swimming pool and the beaches are mostly ugly.

You need to adjust your expectations and/or area requirements.

I think OP means a swimming pool in the town, not in the house!

With that budget, it seems a bit unrealistic to achieve that, especially in those areas. You might be able to find somewhere for that budget but it'll likely be in Blackpool or somewhere similar.

None of the Blackpool sea front houses have decent gardens. At least not on Ops budget.

OK swimming pool not in garden ! Barry Island, penarth , gower , mumbles ? This looks reasonable?

Other end of the country but ….https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E869&minBedrooms=4&propertyTypes=&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords=

Look at Bridport, Charmouth, Weymouth in Dorset.

Swanage

Barry Island is lovely. Jackson’s Bay on your doorstep!

South Wales, you couldn't do better than Swansea/ Mumbles or the Gower.

Weymouth has a drugs problem and a 4 bed house where you could walk to the sandy bit of beach would cost more than 500k.

That said, I would definitely consider Portland. It's gentrifying quite rapidly. There's a pool on the island and so much watersport available at the National Academy. Doesn't tick all the boxes, but it is worth a look.

Wherever you choose, visit in the winter before you commit.

Easy walk to the harbour from here, which is safe for a swim as long as you avoid the kite surfers. Ideal for paddle boarding etc and there are dolphins! We see them all the time as they come to play with the boats.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133109219#/?channel=RES_BUY

Penarth is a lovely town with great Primary schools. Definitely have a look on rightmove.

Try looking at the north east coast - sandy beaches galore from the Tyne to the Scottish border. Much better value for money and lovely.

Sidmouth doesn't have a sandy beach though. And they have drug dealers, although they stick out like a sore thumb 😂.

Exmouth has an enormous sandy beach, swimming pool and leisure centre, some nice cafes, train station, not sure about primaries but Colyton grammar is excellent. On the negatives: drugs..

Of you don’t want a drug problem area Barry is a no go.

For £500k?? I don’t think so 😆

I stand corrected!! Swanage is actually remarkably cheap.
would highly recommend swanage Op

Alot of seaside towns have drug problems
google ‘county lines’
they are often deprived areas with limited opportunities for children and young people
Drugs are everywhere

Another vote for Mumbles