Anyone from Milton Keynes

[FnG]magnolia · 9 Jun 2020 at 12:35

Mrwong said:
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London one of worst capitals in Europe for clean, safe transport, study shows

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...n-europe-for-clean-safe-transport-study-shows

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.

SideWinder · 9 Jun 2020 at 12:52

Decent comeback tbh ^

Mrwong · 9 Jun 2020 at 17:39

[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.

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.

Mrwong · 9 Jun 2020 at 17:43

[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.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5267394/London-dirtiest-and-most-expensive-city.html

Maccy · 9 Jun 2020 at 17:46

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?

Mrwong · 10 Jun 2020 at 12:25

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?

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.

Mrwong · 10 Jun 2020 at 13:22

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).

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 · 10 Jun 2020 at 14:10

Mrwong said:
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.

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.

TNGL · 10 Jun 2020 at 14:15

We lived there for about 9 months before moving back. This was in 2006.

Mrwong · 10 Jun 2020 at 14:38

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.

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.

Mrwong · 10 Jun 2020 at 15:06

The iss

TNGL said:
We lived there for about 9 months before moving back. This was in 2006.[/QUOTE

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.

Mrwong · 12 Jun 2020 at 13:22

Going to drive up to Milton Keynes next month any good locations to visit?

Calpol · 12 Jun 2020 at 14:15

Mrwong said:
Going to drive up to Milton Keynes next month any good locations to visit?

It's a pretty big place. I think if you can offer some criteria as to whats important to you you might get better responses. I lived/worked there for a short period 20 odd years ago and work there now. I think it has a lot to offer but I wouldn't choose to 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 might be a key criteria depending on if you wish to walk/cycle/drive. Parking looks pretty busy any time I've used it but thats not often and of course it costs.

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 network is good M1, A421. There is/was pretty much full employment. Its well ahead of places like Stevenage and other "new towns". From what I see its clean and well maintained - not sure about crime levels. Housing is not particularity 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?

NVP · 12 Jun 2020 at 14:32

It's a decent place to raise a family.

Bad place for socialising.

Ok for shopping.

Expensive for what you get property wise.

You need a car to live there.

Some neighbourhoods are very nice, others old and chavy - same as everywhere.

If you have a young family it's a good place to live, look at the schools to help decide area. If you are young and family free I'd look at a more typical city, MK is boring.

(I lived there for a number of years and worked there on and off for 10 years, I still have friends and own properties there so visit frequently).

Mrwong · 12 Jun 2020 at 15:06

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?

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 · 12 Jun 2020 at 15:10

Mrwong said:
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.

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.

Mrwong · 12 Jun 2020 at 16:42

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.

Buying a new unused home.

Mrwong · 13 Jun 2020 at 10:41

Anyone else?

Calpol · 13 Jun 2020 at 11:18

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.

This is sound advice as far as I am aware. There is no "new build" close to the station. Loughton was nice as I remember, Great Holm is easy walk to station but the houses there are all 30 years old now so not exactly new build. A lot of the housing was mixed social/shared ownership with the local council so you do get a fair spread of residents.

Mrwong said:
Anyone else?

You said we like our own company. MK is housing estates albeit some done very tastefully. There is a lot of new development close to the motorway, Broughton, Walton and Wavendon spring to mind but you are 15=20 mins away from the station on the bus I guess. i'd also have a look at Leighton Buzzard as it is on the Euston line. It's had a lot of housing growth recently and the schools are half decent. Its only 20 mins by car to MK from there.

NVP · 13 Jun 2020 at 19:22

The closest property I have to the station is in Oxley Park, come out of the estate and cross 2 roundabouts and your right at the station, another 2 intersections and you're pretty much at the shopping centre.

Oxley Park itself is a mish-mash of home types - eco homes, posh large homes, cheap townhouses, and social housing flats. It is all very cramped. This is the same for pretty much all new build estates.

This time last year I was seeing houses in MK to move permanently there with my family, but work changes put a halt to that.

The area we had settled on was Great Holm - great schools, walkable to the centre and the train station, decent sized houses - quite expensive. This is where I would recommend, but you will have to have the money ready to go because as soon as the places there become available they get flooded with offers as it is highly sought after.