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We moved to Hitchin (previously renting in Herne Hill, Brixton before that). We've been delighted.
Pros:
- Trains are very very good, far better than the St. Albans line in terms of reliability/seating, and they run until 1:30 at night (or two if you want to cab from Letchworth). Takes me 1 hour door-to-door to get to my office in Fleet St.
- Town is lovely and new, decent places are beginning to spring up. There's two good indie coffee places and a great tapas place. Only downside is the relatively few good non-chains pubs, although there are a couple I like.
- Access to countryside for riding, village pubs is great.
- Loads of lovely old Victorian housing stock.
Cons:
- Roughly £3700 for a season ticket, (train only)
- Just got rated #9 in fastest selling houses outside London
- Prices are going up.
- It is between Stevenage and Luton. These places are shit holes. You have to pass through them a lot.
- Trains are very very good, far better than the St. Albans line in terms of reliability/seating, and they run until 1:30 at night (or two if you want to cab from Letchworth). Takes me 1 hour door-to-door to get to my office in Fleet St.
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@hugo7
Considering the move out of London and wanted opinions from people who've done it. Looking North - Borehamwood and Mill Hill at the moment.
Does anyone know how easy it is to get out to nice rides from that part of the world? Borehamwood says Hertfordshire on the label which sounds like the country.
Any other ideas for places that are an easy train commute into LDN? (can't be South)
Also looking at East and bits of North (albeit very few) as a way to stay in London. Other than Walthamstow, Leyton, Forest Gate are there any other places where you can still get +2 real bedrooms and a garden and still feel like london?
Oh and for people who've moved to places like Forest Gate do you have kids/plan to, in which case what do you do about schools? Do the rankings give a fair reflection? Do you go/plan to go private, or are your kids at an age where you figure they'll improve before it becomes an issue and you move somewhere else if they don't?
Sorry for all the Qs, but I don't actually know anyone who has lived in London and then moved out to the 'burbs - just friends who've gone full scale country.