Miracle of miracles, it looks like I am finally moving to UK. Where should I go?

Congratulations on finally achieving your dream!

Hope you get lots of good suggestions from the FChat crewe on the other side of the pond.

 

You could do worse than live where I do in Newbury. Fast trains to London Paddington take 40 minutes, so you should be able to get to the City in around an hour. There is an excellent private day / flexi / boarding school about 15 minutes' drive from here at https://www.cheamschool.co.uk/ (previous alumni incude the present King and his father) which could see your son through from 7 all the way to A-levels.

 

Or Cambridge, it has lots of private schools, the Perse being the best one I would think. Your son would have to be academic to go there, you cannot just pay and get him in, he would have to be accepted. https://www.perse.co.uk/ There are less-academic schools as well.


40 Min. fast train to Kings Cross from the city centre, house prices are high though, even renting, but most places are like that I am afraid.

 

Correction: Cheam only educates to age 13.

 

No idea about Staines itself, but there are some very nice (and expensive!) places to live nearby, e.g. Windsor, Virginia Water, Sunningdale, Ascot, etc., etc. Incidentally, if you want to check train times / frequency, https://www.thetrainline.com/ is very useful.

 

Staines is just up the road from Egham where Maranello are, and just down the road from Windsor, where the King and his Son (but not Harry) live. I haven't been there for a while, but there are good parts and not so good parts depending on how much money you want to spend on housing. I doubt crime will be that terrible, but traffic almost certainly will.

 

Traffic congestion is a problem wherever you choose in the UK unfortunately, with the possible exception of the Scottish Highlands and the wilds of Wales.

 

Nothing wrong with the Isle of Dogs per se, but, like any place, there are good parts and not so good parts. I'm guessing you may have to up your budget a bit if you want something decent.

 

Maybe look at KIngs Cross to Highbury area - close to City and a bit more characterful than Isle of Dogs - maybe there are rentals in the Barbican too - the whole area around the City is criss-crossed with tubes for easy access and/or walk/cycle if living closer

 

whats causing all her anxiety? is the landscape becoming more unsafe?

 

A while back, I worked on a project in Canary Wharf for a year or so. Lived during the week in rentals near Blackwall Basin and the Millwall Dock (where your linked property is). It's perfectly safe but pretty souless - I walked everywhere and used the DLR and tube. A lot of the flats are in new developments, have corporate owners and are empty most of the time. Canary Wharf is heaving during the day but dead at night. It's an odd place where you walk around underground and emerge in the foyer of someone's office building.

Not sure I would want to subject a cat to a London flat.

 

When looking where to locate family it is worth looking at Shenfield/Chelmsford/Ingatestone as the trains to Liverpool Street are fast

 

Crouch End is a good area,close to Hornsey rail into Moorgate in 15 mins.Plenty of restaurants etc,and safe.I actually have a place there but its now rented.Drop me a PM if you need any info at all.

 

On the first one, a little far from the station but probably has substantial gardens……

 

If you want to be outside London, look at towns on the Thameslink train line (ie St Albans, Harpenden). Quick trains in to the law and financial districts and nice towns to live in. They are not cheap but you should be able to rent a flat there within budget. The trains are expensive if you need to be in the office 5 days a week however.

If you want to be in London, my only tip is to be as central as you can afford. Remember to include commuting costs if you'll be going to the office every day, and see if you can offset those against a higher rent for a flat within walking distance. I always walked to the office in London and it gives you a much better quality of life, in my opinion.

 

this, it's really pay to play in London and location really means everything

 

Hi are you still moving to London? If not already sorted out can suggest Hampstead or St John’s Wood (where I live) areas (I have a house in Hampstead for sale - my late father’s house which is in need of a bit of TLC in a gated community with two car garage - perfect for your Ferrari). Primary schools in the area are plentiful with best choices being The Hall School (my son and I both went there) Arnold House, UCS, and several others. Let me know if you need any assistance and can put you in touch with the real estate agent in case you wish to see the house in Hampstead. From Golders Green to Moorgate not more than 45 mins max tube ride and Golders Green station is a 10 min walk from the house. Schools are also not far away from either St John’s Wood or Hampstead - but these areas are nice for families. Biased because grew up in them [emoji4]. Good luck.


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