Best location around London?

veronese68

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

haha! I live very close to the Sussex. Too close really. Burp.

Definitely worse pubs to have within staggering distance. I was discussing it only this evening.

Gallywomack

K-S,

You just need to work out the best way down to the Elmers End roundabout. From there, it's nice leafy suburban roads down to West Wickham and into the countryside.

Dunno whereabouts in FH you are, but from the station something like this would be a reasonable route to avoid too much of the traffic and unpleasantness of the main road routes:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/576799456

Edit: and if you look through Bigfoot CC's road ride archives, you'll find every route has a link to where you can download the GPX.

KnightOfTheLongTights

Veronese68 wrote:

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

haha! I live very close to the Sussex. Too close really. Burp.

Definitely worse pubs to have within staggering distance. I was discussing it only this evening.

Same people have one in Surbiton too - and Brentford now (at Kew Bridge). They're both good pubs too.

veronese68

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

haha! I live very close to the Sussex. Too close really. Burp.

Definitely worse pubs to have within staggering distance. I was discussing it only this evening.

Same people have one in Surbiton too - and Brentford now (at Kew Bridge). They're both good pubs too.

Yes, been to the Antelope in Surbiton and I agree that is also very good, I struggle to get my normal drinking lot to move from our local though. Must sort out a trip to the Sussex with my friends over that way, even though they don't live in Twickenham any more.
Plenty of other good pubs in Twickenham too, although the White Swan isn't as good as it used to be.

tgotb

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

Same people have one in Surbiton too - and Brentford now (at Kew Bridge). They're both good pubs too.

First step down the road to becoming another Slug & Lettuce / Pitcher & Piano :roll:

okgo

Budget will dictate a lot of this, I am sure you've looked (as I do on a daily basis) but things have moved on round surbiton/kingston it's now actually very expensive.

The dump I bought in Surbiton/Tolworth last year is now apparently worth over 300 grand. A 2 bed worth living in round surbiton is fast becoming a standard 400k. Richmond is basically double anything around Kingston/Surbiton. Teddington is nice but the station is mikes away from where many live and it's slow.

I've tried to move from Surbiton time and time again but for me up without spending a considerable amount more it's hard to be beaten in terms of parks, trains, commute by bike. We are thinking about buying a house soon and I'm thinking along the same lines as you in terms of what I want and if something half decent comes up on the river roads in Surbiton that is where I will go for all of the above.

iPete

Have seen some nice places along the roads that run away from river there but out-priced. I guess I'd have to go on a few more club runs living there eh!

Colinthecop

Sod that, Move to Scotland and for the price of a 2 bed flat buy yourself a castle up here.... 8)

Colinthecop

okgo wrote:

A 2 bed worth living in round surbiton is fast becoming a standard 400k.

Or for the same price here in Scotland you get a few more rooms and a better view - although if you work from home, not all areas have fibreoptic broadband yet...

menthel

Raynes Park- it's great here!

Richmond Park, Surrey Hills, great transport links for town and easy access for Kingston and Wimbledon.

okgo

Colinthecop wrote:

okgo wrote:

A 2 bed worth living in round surbiton is fast becoming a standard 400k.

Or for the same price here in Scotland you get a few more rooms and a better view - although if you work from home, not all areas have fibreoptic broadband yet...

Let me know when the advertising industry ups sticks from London and you break 20 degrees in summer and I'll join you.

ugo.santalucia

Colinthecop wrote:

Sod that, Move to Scotland and for the price of a 2 bed flat buy yourself a castle up here.... 8)

I am listening.... 8)

meanredspider

Yes - Sod that: live in the Highlands (and work in Amsterdam)

For 400k, you could possibly buy 3 flats in Inverness and rent two of them out for £700pcm each.

okgo

I might start my btl empire in Inverness then!

meanredspider

okgo wrote:

I might start my btl empire in Inverness then!

I did

ugo.santalucia

meanredspider wrote:

Yes - Sod that: live in the Highlands (and work in Amsterdam)

For 400k, you could possibly buy 3 flats in Inverness and rent two of them out for £700pcm each.

What's stopping people getting a mortgage for 133,000 which surely has repayments of 700 a month or less?
But good plan...

meanredspider

ugo.santalucia wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

Yes - Sod that: live in the Highlands (and work in Amsterdam)

For 400k, you could possibly buy 3 flats in Inverness and rent two of them out for £700pcm each.

What's stopping people getting a mortgage for 133,000 which surely has repayments of 700 a month or less?
But good plan...

I've no idea! The flat I have has a mortgage of £107k (the flat cost £125k) for which the monthly interest payment is £120 and I get £695pcm - and I could have let it 5x over last time it was free (April this year).

dhope

meanredspider wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

Yes - Sod that: live in the Highlands (and work in Amsterdam)

For 400k, you could possibly buy 3 flats in Inverness and rent two of them out for £700pcm each.

What's stopping people getting a mortgage for 133,000 which surely has repayments of 700 a month or less?
But good plan...

I've no idea! The flat I have has a mortgage of £107k (the flat cost £125k) for which the monthly interest payment is £120 and I get £695pcm - and I could have let it 5x over last time it was free (April this year).

Interesting indeed, my gaff would fetch a little over twice the rent but cost 3.5-4x the amount if buying...
Stupid London

meanredspider

I know - for rental return, it's great - the capital growth isn't as good as other places though.

Colinthecop

Should we stop giving away secrets now...?

meanredspider

Colinthecop wrote:

Should we stop giving away secrets now...?

Probably

It's grim up north....

keyser__soze

Gallywomack wrote:

Dunno whereabouts in FH you are, but from the station something like this would be a reasonable route to avoid too much of the traffic and unpleasantness of the main road routes:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/576799456

Thanks for the comprehensive info, unfortunately can't view that route as it's authorized users only

Gallywomack

Whoops, I only joined to quickly map that route so didn't really know what I was doing with it. I've added you as a friend and changed my settings to public so hopefully between those two things you'll be able to see it.