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Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2904
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 10:18 pm Post subject: Where to move to?

We're slap bang in the middle of Essex atm, in a currently rural area, but the writing is on the wall, so need to find somewhere with similar or cheaper prices, that's not likely to be developed for 20+ years. Thinking about south Wales or the west country, but it depends on house prices. I am having no luck at finding any summaries of prices.

What might I get for ï¿½200-ï¿½250k in say Glamorgan or Devon?

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 10:34 pm Post subject:
Last year there was a 5acre smallholding near here,asking price ï¿½215,000,believe it sold for less,2 bed single storey cottage, But this is West Wales,try Evans Bros,Morgan and Davies,Lampeter for a guide

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 4:32 am Post subject:
Incidentally, what is the draw of Wales/the Southwest? as opposed to the rest of the UK. Half of downsizer seem to come from those areas.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 6:04 am Post subject:
the weather was the draw for us........ and tbh the house prices are virtually the same here as they were in a reasonable area in Glasgow suburbs/semi-rural.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 7:17 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Incidentally, what is the draw of Wales/the Southwest? as opposed to the rest of the UK. Half of downsizer seem to come from those areas.

For us it is the access to the coast, the warmer weather, higher rainfall, less built up surroundings and cheaper housing than some other areas.

Having said that parts of Wales seem much cheaper than the cheap parts of Devon if you're after a few acres with the property. Have a rummage around Prime Location or Right Move.

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 7:23 am Post subject:
https://www.lowsorkney.co.uk/search_results.asp?area=0&type=7&bedrooms=0&min_price=0&max_price=250000&name=&Submit=Search+Properties Of course, you'll need your vest

Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2904
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 7:38 am Post subject:

I don't want to go further north, nor does Mum - longer nights and colder. South of the Thames is (correct me if I'm wrong) even more commuterland than Essex, also west of London til you get to the west country, but Cornwall is (again correct me if I'm wrong) definitely too expensive with the 'second home' market pushing prices up.

Mum is quite keen on the Cardiff hinterland, and so am I now I've found some prices

but I'd still like to know how other areas compare. Looks like I'm going to have to trawl through property sites, like I was for south wales last night. (Thanks for the info Ty Gwyn.

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Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 10:33 am Post subject:

Woodburner wrote:

I don't want to go further north, nor does Mum - longer nights and colder. ...

No, the further north you go the longer the days and the shorter the nights.

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18416

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 10:48 am Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Woodburner wrote:

I don't want to go further north, nor does Mum - longer nights and colder. ...

No, the further north you go the longer the days and the shorter the nights.

In summer, yes, days are longer. But winter nights are longer.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 10:52 am Post subject:

gil wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Woodburner wrote:

I don't want to go further north, nor does Mum - longer nights and colder. ...

No, the further north you go the longer the days and the shorter the nights.

In summer, yes, days are longer. But winter nights are longer.

Well, I was as accurate as Woodburner - and summer's when it counts for me.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 10:54 am Post subject:
And its a long winter in Scotland (and cold) I dont regret moving further south for this reason alone (although i can thing of a lot of other reasons)

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9891
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 11:01 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Incidentally, what is the draw of Wales/the Southwest? as opposed to the rest of the UK. Half of downsizer seem to come from those areas.

I've pretty much always lived here.

you wont get much for your money in South Devon - house prices are terrible here - North Devon prolly much cheaper.

Ecocentric

Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 93
Location: Western foothills of the Cambrians

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 11:26 am Post subject:
As Ty Gwyn indicated, prices are cheaper in West Wales than, say the hinterlands of any large settlement areas partly due to it not being commutable to anywhere. Isolation from essential services eg medical etc should be considered. Also check the land carefully or, like us, you may end up with "more bog for your bucks"..

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 11:49 am Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

gil wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Woodburner wrote:

I don't want to go further north, nor does Mum - longer nights and colder. ...

No, the further north you go the longer the days and the shorter the nights.

In summer, yes, days are longer. But winter nights are longer.

Well, I was as accurate as Woodburner - and summer's when it counts for me.

Me too

An hour more or less on a miserable winter day is neither here nor there but being able to comfortably work outside until nearly midnight in the summer is a massive benefit.
Even this early in the year we already have longer day length than the rest of the UK.

Dee J

Joined: 22 May 2005
Posts: 342
Location: West Devon

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 12:27 pm Post subject:

If you want to stay as south as possible (within the UK) then generally, moving west gets more land for your money (as long as you avoid hotspots round cities. Why is it cheaper? mostly because employment opportunities are few and far between out here (not many cities/motorways plus expensive commutes to anywhere). Even the second home paradise of Cornwall has some lower cost areas providing you avoid pretty coastal bits). So you need a plan... whether it's self employment or a pre-arranged job or whatever - income generation is the major headache.

Of course, if you're financially independant there are plenty of places in the EU further south with cheaper land and even worse employment opportunities.....

Allons y mes amies

Dee

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