Anyone from Milton Keynes

Just wondering do the cinemas have mid night viewings? The only thing about moving out of London not being able to shop at whole foods for some of the foods I love, I would have to drive into London to stack up.

As long as it has a decent quality gym with pool, a Waitrose, late night cinema, placed to jog and laid back natives I will be happy.
 
LiE said:
Sounds like you'd like David Lloyds fitness club.

Cinemas are some of the best in the country in MK. Cineworld with superscreens and 4DX and Odeon with iMax.

https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs/milton-keynes/
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Yer , I am a member of David in London. I have looked at other places closer to London the prices are far too expensive to purchase a decent property.

I am not sure why people dislike a town that is different from most other towns.
What I do like about MK are the nice straight roads, the openness and integration between structure and wildlife.
 
LiE said:
It would if it was actually in the estate, but it's in its own estate and you'd never know it's there.

House prices are pretty strong in Oxley - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-77953276.html

Example from Tattenhoe park - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-82755536.html

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Bovis home development in Whitehouse estate - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65147412.html
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There some nice home there, the designs are nice but some of the layouts inside are a bit ridiculous
 
ZeroSight said:
I lived in MK for 17 years in Newport Pagnell (Decent high street) and in Monkston which is a nice place to live and has a good school which my son still goes to. However I now live in a village just south of Bedford and prefer it here. House prices are cheaper and the train line is handy as you can get on at Bedford and go direct to Brighton. The line also goes through the City of London which is good for my work when in the London office, instead of changing at Euston which I had to do from MK. MK takes a bit of getting used to but I was quite happy there, just prefer where I live now. I can get in to central MK in 15mins along the A421 and Cambridge in about 25mins (Will be quicker when the dual road from Black Cat gets built).

Edit - And I love London, it's one of the worlds leading cities and actually my favourite and i've travelled quite a bit. However to live it would be a different story I will accept that, you've have to have a lot of money to be happy in London I can imagine.
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Interesting which line goes to the city and which station.

I live in one of the best areas in London, but I still hate what London has become. I have really started to dislike the people in London now.

This is why lot of all Londoners are leaving London these days.
 
[FnG]magnolia said:
Dude, that's talking about transport specifically so unless I misunderstood everything (which I'm not discounting because it's been a week, amiright) London is consistently one of the best capitals to live in.
Although, in consideration, I think you don't deserve London so maybe moving somewhere else works out well for everyone.

No thoughts on how Melbourne rocks and your opinion doesn't? No? Oh, well ok.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5267394/London-dirtiest-and-most-expensive-city.html

For two years in a row, travellers voted London the dirtiest European city, and the UK capital was also considered the most expensive
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.in...n-the-world-quality-of-life-a7421761.html?amp



The results showed that expats were deeply unimpressed with Britain's capital and ranked it 27th out of 35 cities for best place to live. This is mainly because it scored poorly across nearly all main subindexes, where it came fifth.
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[FnG]magnolia said:
Dude, that's talking about transport specifically so unless I misunderstood everything (which I'm not discounting because it's been a week, amiright) London is consistently one of the best capitals to live in.
Although, in consideration, I think you don't deserve London so maybe moving somewhere else works out well for everyone.

No thoughts on how Melbourne rocks and your opinion doesn't? No? Oh, well ok.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5267394/London-dirtiest-and-most-expensive-city.html
 
Maccy said:
Is this a thread for your move to MK or just to bash London? If the latter, then I expect we're done with this thread and it can be closed?
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I appreciate your interest, this may be your interpretation but not mine and I can not please everyone.

This will be my only responce to your comment, as I am interested in finding out people's opinions of MK and the surrounding areas for a future move.

I am not bashing, I just responded with some links to show my reasons.

My move is to anywhere out of London, MK looked different, has many positives which has interested me and why I wanted to find out from people living there.

I do think I have an authority to speak about my dislike of London and how is has been going down hill since 2005.

I was born and lived in London the majority of my life.
 
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ZeroSight said:
I lived in MK for 17 years in Newport Pagnell (Decent high street) and in Monkston which is a nice place to live and has a good school which my son still goes to. However I now live in a village just south of Bedford and prefer it here. House prices are cheaper and the train line is handy as you can get on at Bedford and go direct to Brighton. The line also goes through the City of London which is good for my work when in the London office, instead of changing at Euston which I had to do from MK. MK takes a bit of getting used to but I was quite happy there, just prefer where I live now. I can get in to central MK in 15mins along the A421 and Cambridge in about 25mins (Will be quicker when the dual road from Black Cat gets built).
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What is the commute like at 8 am? Have there been many problems with timetables, delays etc...

How long would it take to drive to Euston during rush hour.
 
tlrBeta said:
Commute at 8am - Busy but bearable, that's probably coming to the end of the busy period at that point.


How long would it take to drive to Euston during rush hour. Ignoring the where are you going to park, the cost and of course the fun and games of the M1, I would expect 90+ minutes at best - not sure I would fancy that drive.
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Parking is not an issue, I have garage space I keep my bike there to use when I leave my car. interested in driving into Euston and if it is worth the hassle.
 
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We lived there for about 9 months before moving back. This was in 2006.[/QUOTE
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They are really messing up central London roads, have you seen what they have done with Park Lane it is insane.
The Mayor is planing converting roads to walk paths and cycle lanes etc.. they have made 3 lane roads in to 1 lane roads it is crazy for a city like London.

The buses and underground will not be able to cope with the amount of human traffic, they can't even cope now.

Hence the need to get out of London before others start. I have a feeling companies will to leave London in the near future.

The infrastructure can not cope.
 
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Calpol said:
It's a pretty big place. live there personally. As a generalization the estates closer to the centre are the ones to avoid. The outskirts are going through a big expansion again and encroaching on some of the nicer surrounding villages eg Woburn Sands. Proximity to the train station.......,

The area itself has quite a lot of parkland and green areas and countryside is close and varied in any direction. Amenity in terms of leisure and shopping is good. Schools apparently aren't great. Access to road is not pnetwork..Housing....a..cheap though but all relative to London and surrounding area. I earn a good living but couldn't afford to live in St Albans for example!

Give us a bit of a wish list and we can perhaps give better pointers. Whats important to you?
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Housing buying outright.

Need somewhere new with new builds good access to a train station either walking or short public transport distance to a station, good to access to lakes wildlife etc....

Interests are gyms, cinema and restaurants.

Away from social housing estates, prefer to be far away from troubled area's. We do like our own company.
 
tlrBeta said:
New builds and close to the train station aren't going to happen. Best place to look will be Whitehouse, that is the nearest new build to the station that I'm aware of (happy to be corrected). If the Bus still runs the same route, it won't take that long to get to the station either.

Bare in mind all new housing area's have elements of affordable housing (forgotten the exact term). Whitehouse is no different, although being a new estate they are still quite pricey.

Edit - Realised new builds is quite a broad term. So that said, some of your ideal fit would be in Loughton. If I had the money and I need those elements of walk able train station, it's the perfect spot. However, I expect to pay over the odds as it's popular with families and commuters alike.
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Buying a new unused home.
 
Narj said:
If moving out of London then I'd say definitely see if you can work locally. I've done a lot of research into multiple possibilities and have come to the conclusion that the best option (for me at least) is to avoid the commute.

I've worked in MK before and there are plenty of tech firms around there and the surrounding area if that's your thing.
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I am looking for part work now in data science, nothing heavy. The long term plan to move to Spain.
 
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