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I would also consider the time and cost of keeping a place of that size clean, warm and well maintained.
I don't know how it compares to what you have currently, but it looks to me that the effort and / or cost would not be insignificant.
I currently have a longish commute, and a 5 bed house with two kids in it. My partner also works full time and we struggle to keep on top of things.
ChasnotRobert-
Good point.
I hope this hasn't come across full on 'lfgss golf club' - I don't really have a wide network of people that commute so asking opinions of those who have done or know about it is honestly really useful. We'll go and see it this weekend and try to make a decision but I think having read through everything then maybe continuing to wait for the right place in London is the sensible choice for now.
Tenderloin
@hugo7 @chrisbmx116 @Soul @Howard @cornelius_blackfoot and everyone else this is all really useful, the thoughts people have expressed are generally how I've been feeling. I hadn't ever considered moving out of London for 7 - 1o years but I just kind of fell for this place. Its beaut and there are some awesome schools nearby and it's got lots of nice green stuff around.
I suppose my thoughts were similar to @Soul in that my partners parents would be 20mins away and lots her family there plus some of our best friends are relocating nearby in the next year and we both work near to KX. BUT the commute from the house to station really is what gets me.
I'm not worried about the affordability aspect so much - but the stress of working pretty intense jobs, moving to a place we don't know people, lots of travel etc would be a worry