renting in tolworth .. any other suggestions?
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Scary as it seems, i may be spending more than a few months in this lovely part of Surrey, but the upside is i can get a 3-bed house with decent parking space for a little over 1 grand per month. So what else can you get up to a budget of £1500'ish that's within walking distance of a line to London?
[don't really like these new P&P sub-divisions ]
fido said:
ShadownINja said:
That'd be novel in Tolworth, to be fair.
How about Ewell Village?
The nolvelty might wear off very quickly. Ewell Village seems better value, though i will lose the (more) direct trains to Epsom during peak.How about Ewell Village?
ShadownINja said:
I don't know much about public transport in the area (how uncouth); I'm sure one of the other PHers can help as there are a few in the Epsom/Ewell area.
No worries. I've spent a few years in Epsom - just never bothered to venture round to surrounding towns - though one can gauge an area by the type of people who use public transport. Ewell fared well in the relatively low proportion of knuckle-draggers who got into my train; it's not quite as handy for the A3 as New Malden. In any case, not sure how long i will need to rent, but i don't want to live next to Wayne/Waynetta (or their ethno-diverse equivalents) for any longer than i can bare.fido said:
ShadownINja said:
I don't know much about public transport in the area (how uncouth); I'm sure one of the other PHers can help as there are a few in the Epsom/Ewell area.
No worries. I've spent a few years in Epsom - just never bothered to venture round to surrounding towns - though one can gauge an area by the type of people who use public transport. Ewell fared well in the relatively low proportion of knuckle-draggers who got into my train; it's not quite as handy for the A3 as New Malden. In any case, not sure how long i will need to rent, but i don't want to live next to Wayne/Waynetta (or their ethno-diverse equivalents) for any longer than i can bare.Why?
Its still nothing like London up here, you might aswell not live amongst the 100 different races in Tolworth, and just go to walton now, far more pleasant place.
I live down by the river in Surbiton and its fine, but I wouldn't live towards Tolworth. I would take an extra 15 mins on the train and head down the trainline towards places like Walton..
What do you need space wise?
Its still nothing like London up here, you might aswell not live amongst the 100 different races in Tolworth, and just go to walton now, far more pleasant place.
I live down by the river in Surbiton and its fine, but I wouldn't live towards Tolworth. I would take an extra 15 mins on the train and head down the trainline towards places like Walton..
What do you need space wise?
fido said:
okgo said:
What do you need space wise?
3 rooms of stuff, and i work from home .. sounds mad (or a waste of money) but i can't bear the thought of not living in something house-like .. obviously, i could bung some of this or rid of one of the cars but i'd rather not.http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...
Failing that, I would rent up here http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid... nice enough area, station right there, and doesn't suffer from the chavs, and bangladesh feel of tolworth.
To give you an idea of where it is. Good luck.
Edited by okgo on Thursday 9th April 11:58
thegavster said:
Oooh, garage and only a couple of minutes walk from Surbiton station and the nearest bars.
http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid...
Built like ste, you will hear everything your neighbour does. Bar that it seems ok.http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid...
okgo said:
thegavster said:
Oooh, garage and only a couple of minutes walk from Surbiton station and the nearest bars.
http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid...
Built like ste, you will hear everything your neighbour does. Bar that it seems ok.http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid...
The only downside to living so close to Kingston is the car-hating Nazi council. You won't be able to have friends visit by car on any day including Saturdays and possibly Sundays during the daytime before 6.30pm (you'll have to check for specific parking restrictions on the council website).
Have you considered Teddington (it's good enough for Haymarket) £1500 might just get you a 3 bed with off-street parking, there are trains every 15 minutes to Waterloo, takes just over half an hour, so a bit longer than from Surbiton, It's a little bit leafier than Surbiton though in my eyes, right next to Bushy park, But you've got the river as well, pretty nice choice of shops, pubs, cafes restaurants etc too. Worth Considering?
Edited by Magog on Thursday 9th April 13:28
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