Hi there,
My husband and I are looking to buy a detached bungalow with an easy commute into City Thameslink in under one hour. Our budget is 400-450k (500k at a push).
The property must be detached, 2/3 bed, with potential to extend, safe area, good schools, walkable to a station and under 1-hour commute into central London. Ideally we'd love to live somewhere picturesque near the sea / river / park / forest and with nearby shops. We'd love to have a beautiful view from our property too, but that's less important in the grand scheme of things. We're open to moving outside London for the right spot, though not too far out as we don't have family to help with pick up / drop off from nursery.
Our future goal is to build up and split the property into flats, subject to planning consent so detached / a sizeable plot is important. We're young and very sociable so in the meantime we will have a need for frequent London commutes.
Please let me know what areas you think could be suitable?
Some that have been suggested to us are Bexley, Bexleyheath, Bromley, Orpington, Maidenhead, Twyford, Taplow, Crawley, Brighton & Hove. Are there any beautiful areas that we're potentially missing? For context we're both white British, currently living in Greenwich, previously lived in Kensington and Hampstead, though maritime Greenwich is our absolute favourite place because of the quick commute, river + park, and how family friendly it is.