I'm at the stage where I'm moving out from my parents, only problem is I can't decide where to. I currently live in Enfield on the border with London, Hertfordshire and Essex. I work in Wembley (NW London) and the majority of my colleagues live in Watford. The problem with the area I live in at the moment is that it is impossible to get public transport to work (1.5 hours as opposed to 30 mins driving) and luckily my employer covers commuting costs but only for public transport, so I'm not currently benefitting from this.
There are two places that I have been looking to move, Watford and Leighton Buzzard. LB is 20 minutes further on the train or 20 minutes further drive up the M1.
Watford good points: Good train link to work, close to the city, closer to friends from home, nightlife.
Watford bad points: More expensive, more chavs and rudeboys, less countryside.
LB good points: Good train link to work, nicer area with countryside, less chavs and rudeboys, less expensive.
LB bad points: 20 minutes further from work, further from friends, no nightlife.
The thing with the nightlife is that there is nightlife for LB in nearby Milton Keynes (£10 cab ride away), but not as easily accessable as if I lived in Watford.
Given that I am a sociable, 23 year old, single male, is living in LB really good for me or not? The thing that is drawing me there is that I can afford a 2 bedroom house with a garden and driveway in an area much less densely populated rather than a 1 bedroom flat in a complex with high population density. Having lived in North London all my life I'm getting fed up with people in London, seeing cars vandalised and worrying about mine and just general ****holes everywhere.
Another thing that is drawing me to LB is that I went to university in Essex where I enjoyed being out of the city and seeing how much better life is away from all the scumbags in the suburbs of the city.
So, what would you do? Take the bigger house in the nicer area further from the city and further from friends or take the smaller flat in the worse area closer to the city and closer to friends and nightlife?
Another worry is that when the housing market eventually picks up that there would be more profit made on a property bought now for equal value in Watford as prices would raise more rapidly(?).
Any thoughts or should I just shut up? What would you do?
There are two places that I have been looking to move, Watford and Leighton Buzzard. LB is 20 minutes further on the train or 20 minutes further drive up the M1.
Watford good points: Good train link to work, close to the city, closer to friends from home, nightlife.
Watford bad points: More expensive, more chavs and rudeboys, less countryside.
LB good points: Good train link to work, nicer area with countryside, less chavs and rudeboys, less expensive.
LB bad points: 20 minutes further from work, further from friends, no nightlife.
The thing with the nightlife is that there is nightlife for LB in nearby Milton Keynes (£10 cab ride away), but not as easily accessable as if I lived in Watford.
Given that I am a sociable, 23 year old, single male, is living in LB really good for me or not? The thing that is drawing me there is that I can afford a 2 bedroom house with a garden and driveway in an area much less densely populated rather than a 1 bedroom flat in a complex with high population density. Having lived in North London all my life I'm getting fed up with people in London, seeing cars vandalised and worrying about mine and just general ****holes everywhere.
Another thing that is drawing me to LB is that I went to university in Essex where I enjoyed being out of the city and seeing how much better life is away from all the scumbags in the suburbs of the city.
So, what would you do? Take the bigger house in the nicer area further from the city and further from friends or take the smaller flat in the worse area closer to the city and closer to friends and nightlife?
Another worry is that when the housing market eventually picks up that there would be more profit made on a property bought now for equal value in Watford as prices would raise more rapidly(?).
Any thoughts or should I just shut up? What would you do?
, I'm cycling back shortly from Manchester.