Transport to school

[Mommybearx]

Do you think living walking distance eg within 10 mins of a secondary school is a lot easier and better than when a child has to have a car lift or quick bus to school?

I’ve seen a nice house which is £100k cheaper but I’d have to drop them off, or they can catch a bus down one long road… (30 mins too long for them walk)…

Or there’s a house walking distance but it’s more expensive by £100k…

Is the school any good? Will they be happy there? Are they guaranteed places?

What are the surrounding streets like? Is it safe?

I mean yes for sure it’s better if you can walk. More time for a paper round, more time for activities or HW after school, nearer school for mates to come over... (we live very very near my DCs' school and at one point in sixth form all DS2's mates used to come over with him to sit in our kitchen and eat their lunch which was sweet).

Do you mean the other house is a 30-min walk away or that it is too far by 30 mins? bc 30 mins is fine for a walk (if I lived 30 mins from work I would certainly walk). I would not be keen to commit to driving the DC to school for five uears tbh. Bus is fine tho if the house is worth it.

30 minutes is a very normal walk in a lot of areas, assuming it’s a safe walking route.

I think you need to think about how often you’ll be having to drive kids into the town to see their school friends! I’m forever driving to school to collect mine from after school activities and they get the bus into school. Also seem to be dropping them off and collecting them from friends houses on a regular basis, if we lived within walking distance this wouldn’t be happening. I’m more than happy to be driving around as to be fair it isn’t far but this defo needs to be factored in with teens I think!

A school they can get independently is a positive... by walking, bike or public transport. 30mins is walkable.

30 mins is completely walkable.

if you feel it isn’t they could always cycle.

£100k is a massive saving. 30 mins is a perfectly doable walk for secondary age children.

You'd get a fair few bus fares (even taxi fares) out of the £100k saved!

I hate to be that person… but my 4yo used to walk 20 mins to nursery. Assuming no disability I’m not sure why 30 mins is too much at secondary.

its the route - parts with no pavement so she would have to keep crossing, and it’s not the busiest with kids all walking together because the school is on the edge of the town, it’s new

she’s also a very young for her age so I don’t see her ready for 30 mins independent walking until atleast year 9

i let the £100k less house go today but I regret it

Not sure how i can go back if the agents peed off with me pulling out an offer

How much do teens play in the garden ?

the garden is tiny due to an extension but it’s enough to relax in

does that matter anymore ? There’s a large ares to walk and park near by?