Where to live (in UK)

dan_trials · June 2007

My Missus and I have been thinking about moving for a while now but I dont want to end up somewhere else that sucks. I grew up in Stourbridge, West Midlands, wouldnt mind living there again but I hear its not the nicest of places anymore. Id like to find somewhere central but without loads of people, if you see what I mean. Top of the Pennines maybe. Would rather buy a house, but being that we wouldnt get much for this one in comparison to mainland prices we may just have to take what we can get.

Just fire a list fo UK places at me and some good reasons to live there and I'll pick it apart bit by bit.

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Big Red S · June 2007

London, 'cause it's the best bit of the country.

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mmm_pie · June 2007

Bath, for the same reason. Expensive though.

Or the Lake District. Uber expensive though.

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anto164 · June 2007

not got a job then? normally work restricts where you live. unless you're a bum.

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whyamihere · June 2007

Walsall.

It's a fucking corr blimeyhole, but you get to live in the same place as me, which adds on about a billion points in any kind of formula you can come up with for where to live.

Alex · June 2007

Staffordshire.

Hour from wales, hour from the peaks, awesome transport links, awesome local riding.

Expensive though.

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Ben · June 2007

Oxford, more expensive than you could ever imagine though.

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Mike Deere · June 2007

Everywhere is expensive in this country. Move abroad. But not to Spain.

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Tartanyak · June 2007

Reet proper yorkshire like! Middle of the pennines, North wales about 90 minutes away, lake district not too far too...

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DJIP · June 2007

Scottish Borders, beautiful and cheap.

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JinjaNinja · June 2007

Bath if you want somewhere quiet but central(-ish) to people. That or just out of cardiff?

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P-Jay · June 2007

Cardiff / South Wales

Cardiff's one of the fastest growing city's in Europe, the economy is jumping so employment shouldn't be a problem, OK manufacturing has taken a dive (where hasn't?) but almost every other industry is flying.

Because of insane levels of home building going on house prices haven't gone completely insane compared to other places as long as you avoid the City centre and the bay.

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It's a great night out if you're into your binge drinking, loads of LBSs, oh and a great big mock medieval castle in the middle of town.

But the reason why I love living here is that you can be stood in the middle of the city and in 15 mins in the countryside.

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homers_double · June 2007

If you want the pennines, stay on the east side, over on't west side we get more rain. FACT!

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Anonymous · June 2007

Just live on the outskirts of a major area, like Alex does, Staffs is just out of Brum really, so it has the good transport links etc but none of the heroin addicts.

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dan_trials · June 2007

Thanks for all the replys. Now to answer some:

London's way too crowded. Bath is too expensive although quite nice.

Yes I have a job (but Ive been advised to leave it) I was a mechanic and painter for 6 years and now Im parts dept manager, I used to run a bicycle repair and trade sideline and Im doing an IT Apprenticeship, plus I'll do any work really, Id like to think getting a job won't be too tricky.

I like the honesty of the Walsall representative.

Staffordshire sounds quite good. Not keen on Oxford or moving abroard.

Middle of the 'Nines is more my kinda thing! Scottish boarders almost makes sense, but Im just so fed up with living in Scotland.

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Lee_erm · June 2007

The Lake District, I'd never move away, not without the intention of coming back at some point.

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tom_majski · June 2007

Shrewsbury, close to loads of riding, not too expensive, good transport, an hour from birmingham, chester etc

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mtbaidan · June 2007

devon i dont know why...

mbukjames · June 2007

Devon FTW! Like aidan said.

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roryf · June 2007

Don't come to Cornwall. We've got enough from up country.

mr kirk · June 2007

Lake disrict ( but its uber expensive ) And if its places like Keswick the riding is great but you have loads of cragrats. Grisedale ( sp? ) would be nice, Yorkshire boarder close to lakes and good ridign in grisedale forest.

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road_gaps · June 2007

Berkshire, get to be snooby about living here as its the royal county. Good riding, Good nighlife in ascot and windsor, comutable to london, Bornmouth (sp) 30 mins away, nice beach and awsome nigh life. Wont get much for your money mind....

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Flurry · June 2007

Bedfordshire.

it's within commuting distance to London.
Chicksands and Woburn are local
it's fairly central
it has no tourists because there's nothing particularly here

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Tom · June 2007

birmingham - its in the middle.

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miggillicuddy · June 2007

Not the Scottish borders despite the excellent riding and scenery. Most places are a bit too remote and out of reach of major cities for me.

St. Andrew's would be a nice place to live. Really nice town with great beaches. Not sure whether there is much mountain biking though.

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dartmoor dart · June 2007

come to plymouth
we have got the moors

mbukjames · June 2007

But so does Newton Abbot and Exeter has Haldon..[;)]

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Fantastic Mr Fox · June 2007

Torquay, lots of slamming hotties and pretty good night life. Driving distance to Dartmoor, and we have the sea as well!

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Fantastic Mr Fox · June 2007

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Don't come to Cornwall. We've got enough from up country.
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Actually yes, don't come to Devon. House prices are insane enough as it is. œ500,000 for a 3 bedroom terrace house in Salcombe. What a joke.

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mr pie man 2 · June 2007

Don't some to South East or anywhere within the M25 for thear whatever happens.

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Clous87 · June 2007

avoid coventry like the plague...i think there is one entire road which is alright to live on and not populated by chavvy knobs and thats only cause its ontop of a hill...thank god for my hill

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