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I should say I have no intention of leaving London (born and raised) and the prospect of moving to the countryside/commuterland doesn’t bring joy to my heart.
Currently in the search for larger house with garden in south London and the only reason we’re considering being further out from our ideal location is being able to ride into work. Good transport links are for shitty days in winter and being able to get jnr around London easier.
Seeing more properties come back to our budget, which means we have more options than I thought we would.As said above, kids change the equation toward being closer to family, know I’ve leant on my mum and brother in law to help out with jnr over the last 18mths and them being closeish has been a real boon.
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@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