Good spot to live in the Uk?
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Soldato
I know that OcUK is a conservative (small 'c') forum, but even most of us here don't have 1 house of that value. Hell, my house was only bought for £70 and I still have 10 years left on my mortgage.
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Here to immortalise those 2 buggers
Caporegime
Op have you considered Norfolk? Loads of lovely villages and scenic walks and obviously Norwich for hospitals.
House prices don't quite attract the Cotswolds or Lakes premiums either.
P.S. try and ignore the envious people in here. It's a shame that people aren't impressed rather than jealous. When I see people with nice things it makes me want to work harder to get it too, but I guess for some it just makes them bitter by reminding them of their poor life choices.
House prices don't quite attract the Cotswolds or Lakes premiums either.
P.S. try and ignore the envious people in here. It's a shame that people aren't impressed rather than jealous. When I see people with nice things it makes me want to work harder to get it too, but I guess for some it just makes them bitter by reminding them of their poor life choices.
Whilst I'm a big advocate of advertising Norfolk because it's lovely, it struggles in the A&E department. The NNUH just outside Norwich is fine, but the other A&Es in the area are all a good 30-40 minutes away - James Paget at Gt Yarmouth is okay, A&E has good people in it; and the Queen Elizabeth at Kings Lynn which needs torching and is half falling down itself anyway.
That aside, you could buy a lot for that money and still stay central, or go a little further out and get a good chunk of land too. Also some very good private and public schools in and around Norwich that are all easy to get to. And being 30-40 minutes from the beautiful coast is fantastic. Worth a good look into, provided you can put up with the local drawl
If you're after lots of space for a budget of 800-900 then you'll likely need to completely leave the south and look at the Midlands or the North.
Depending on how much "space" is the requirement - are we talking garden/land, or a house with big rooms/lots of rooms. You might need to consider purchasing outside of a main city and look for somewhere with good transport links.
I.e. Here in South Manchester in the affluent areas 800-900k would get you a modest sized (5 bedroom / 4 floors / Victorian styled property), with a reasonable sized garden too. But if you're looking for a big garden then you pretty much need to exclude living within close proximity to a city.
Depending on how much "space" is the requirement - are we talking garden/land, or a house with big rooms/lots of rooms. You might need to consider purchasing outside of a main city and look for somewhere with good transport links.
I.e. Here in South Manchester in the affluent areas 800-900k would get you a modest sized (5 bedroom / 4 floors / Victorian styled property), with a reasonable sized garden too. But if you're looking for a big garden then you pretty much need to exclude living within close proximity to a city.
Soldato
I'll let you have the contents of my change jar so you can live mortgage free. You'll have to count, bag and bank it though
Soldato
Bath, Bristol, York, Harrogate, Leamington all nice.
Soldato
If I had £2 Mill to spend on houses, I certainly wouldn't be sticking round the UK for very long 
My brother lives in King's Lynn and they find the Queen Elizabeth hospital fine. The care they gave my mum when she was dying was tremendous. When I was visiting I thought it seemed a great hospital apart from the difficult parking at busy times (which most hospitals have).Whilst I'm a big advocate of advertising Norfolk because it's lovely, it struggles in the A&E department. The NNUH just outside Norwich is fine, but the other A&Es in the area are all a good 30-40 minutes away - James Paget at Gt Yarmouth is okay, A&E has good people in it; and the Queen Elizabeth at Kings Lynn which needs torching and is half falling down itself anyway.
That aside, you could buy a lot for that money and still stay central, or go a little further out and get a good chunk of land too. Also some very good private and public schools in and around Norwich that are all easy to get to. And being 30-40 minutes from the beautiful coast is fantastic. Worth a good look into, provided you can put up with the local drawl
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I would suggest Alderley Edge in Cheshire, it's been ruined by the vulgar and ostentatious new monied, you'd like it 
Any spare change buy a book on English etiquette.
Any spare change buy a book on English etiquette.
Soldato
Chichester is lovely, but it’s very busy traffic wise and not so well connected into London.
Guildford would be a better alternative for your needs.
West Sussex offers some great value villages/towns, and the weather is, on the whole, very nice.
I’d recommend visiting Chichester to get a feel for what it’s like
Soldato
I do t get this thread.
Oh the staff are absolutely top draw, as are a lot of NHS staff. The upper management leaves a lot to be desired and the actual building itself is in disrepair though and literally propped up with scaffold in parts!
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@Dr House
I would suggest the Hampshire, Wiltshire, East Dorset area.
Some of your criteria make it challenging re hospital access and schools.
It depends what your property expectations are but for example around the East Dorset area you can get good sized 2000-3000sqft+ properties in budget, still have 2 hospitals close by, good communication links (A31 / Regular 2hr trains to London Waterloo / Southampton Airport), good private schools etc etc.
There are pockets in the Hampshire/Wiltshire Ringwood - Salisbury - Winchester - Fair Oak - Northern Southampton regions too but hospital access isn't always as easy.
I would suggest the Hampshire, Wiltshire, East Dorset area.
Some of your criteria make it challenging re hospital access and schools.
It depends what your property expectations are but for example around the East Dorset area you can get good sized 2000-3000sqft+ properties in budget, still have 2 hospitals close by, good communication links (A31 / Regular 2hr trains to London Waterloo / Southampton Airport), good private schools etc etc.
There are pockets in the Hampshire/Wiltshire Ringwood - Salisbury - Winchester - Fair Oak - Northern Southampton regions too but hospital access isn't always as easy.