Guildford?
Sep 4th 2007 | 2:11 pm
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semi-pom
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Re: Guildford?
Guildford is quite a pretty place, quite busy, and just magical at Christmas time, but a hell hole at night.
There are some really lovely villages around the area, and the further south you go, the quieter they tend to be.
If you want a pretty commuter place try somewhere like Haslemere, it has a fast train to London a few times a day and it only takes 30 mins to get in to town.
I am doing a list at the mo for someone else about some of the villages around that area, when its done I will send it to you.
There are some really lovely villages around the area, and the further south you go, the quieter they tend to be.
If you want a pretty commuter place try somewhere like Haslemere, it has a fast train to London a few times a day and it only takes 30 mins to get in to town.
I am doing a list at the mo for someone else about some of the villages around that area, when its done I will send it to you.
Sep 4th 2007 | 2:13 pm
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semi-pom
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Re: Guildford?
Gee - thanks again for all the replies...very informative and hugely appreciated. It makes such a difference getting advice from people who know the area and/or lived there. 
Sep 5th 2007 | 12:25 am
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Re: Guildford?
Okay, so further to my post below, my next question I have posted as a separate thread. We previously lived in Twickenham but would be keen to move further out of London and initially thought of a move to Tunbridge Wells/Sevenoaks as a good commuter option to London. We are looking for a leafy commuter belt with really good schools.
However, a good friend recently suggested Guildford as a better option since TWells is further away?!. Can anyone give any comments on Guildford and recommend areas and/or good schools in the area? Any info would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Semi-pom
However, a good friend recently suggested Guildford as a better option since TWells is further away?!. Can anyone give any comments on Guildford and recommend areas and/or good schools in the area? Any info would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Semi-pom
Have a look on websites such as rightmove.co.uk and findaproperty.com and reserach the prices of houses that say 'in the catchment for x school'. Generally if there is no mention of school catchments (for family houses anyhow), it will not be in a location for desirable schools.
You would not get into these (primary) schools being in a village outside Guildford itself.
If house prices put you off (our friends have just sold a 4 bed detached on an excellent road for £2m!), have a look at Farnham.
Personally I prefer Farnham to Guildford (more space and smaller thus less traffic), houses are cheaper generally and it has more really good state schools. This is because there are a lot of people in Guildford earning a LOT of money who can afford to go private AND G'ford has top of the league table private schools. The commute to London is longer, but worth it for a more affordable balanced family life.
Do your research though and choose wisely. Aldershot (
) & Ash Green don't have a good reputation for schools (although some get into Farnham schools) so if schools are important, I personally wouldn't take any risks with the location of a family home.
