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Gavin Bl

Gavin Bl

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Hi all
I'm considering a move to Cardiff from Sussex - and wanted some advice on reasonable areas to live.

I'm after a pleasant, low-hassle suburb, which would be a good place to bring up a young family.

My vague knowledge of Cardiff outside the city centre, has tended to focus my attention on the Llandaff, Whitchurch, Heath sort of area.

Plusses would be

- good connections to the city centre
- green space
- good local amenities (schools, shops, etc..)

Any suggestions??

thanks alot
Gav
 
Whitchurch, Pantmawr and Rhiwbina should fit the bill. Maybe Lisvane if you're wallet's a bit deeper.
 
thanks Ed, I'd understood Llandaff to be a nice area - any particular reason you left it out??

cheers
Gav
 
:) My sis lives in pontprennai/u by thye Cardiff Gate - nice area - bit of countryside m4 5 mins away newport road 10 mins away,
not sure about prices - i think its a bit spesive tho
 
All the above listed places are complete slums.

I recommend moving to Newport. Much better, nicer, more cultured place.
 
Thornhills also a nice area and llanishen most houses in both are nice properties, good sized gardens etc Good schools, bus links and shops, parks, a leisure centre, couple of supermarkets
 
Cool thanks - looking at rightmove - I can sell my small terrace here, and get quite a good size semi - and have a few shillings left over. Now I just need to decide if its the right thing to do!
 
Gavin Bl said:
Cool thanks - looking at rightmove - I can sell my small terrace here, and get quite a good size semi - and have a few shillings left over. Now I just need to decide if its the right thing to do!
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course it is!
croeso nol mun :cool:
 
Gavin Bl said:
Cool thanks - looking at rightmove - I can sell my small terrace here, and get quite a good size semi - and have a few shillings left over. Now I just need to decide if its the right thing to do!
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Definitely. The quality of life is ace is Cardiff. What's your budget for a house roughly?

I live in Pontcanna, which is lovely, very leafy, lots of parks nearby and 10 mins walk to the city centre. I grew up here and loved it. But as Bendeus said, quite pricey....
 
Always quite fancied Penarth myself - 15 mins on the train and sea air plus a shortish pier.

Good schools I am told and though not a bargain basement -worth an internet trawl.
 
LilMissHissyFit said:
you could get something pretty nice in alot of areas for that. Certainly much more than a terrace for your money.
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Indeed - I'm not someone who gets terribly excited about property, but seeing nice sized semis in apparently good areas for 200K was real food for thought.

My current place is nice enough, but it is a small terrace - with 3 kids and parents in S.Wales starting to show the first signs of being old and frail, I really need to think this through. Wouldn't want my wife, who has always lived in the south east to bitterly regret it - as there would be no moving back if we sold up and left for a cheaper housing market.

Getting a job that would match my current salary is a concern too - but at the moment we basically have zero free time, dropping the kids off with the G-parents on a saturday morning and going for a hike in the beacons and pub lunch before pickng them up and popping back to cardiff, sounds very very nice indeed.

I'm 41, and have spent the last 22 of those years in London and the SE (left Merthyr in 1985) - not sure how I feel about coming back. Not sure, not sure, not sure.....:confused::confused:
 
Gavin Bl said:
Indeed - I'm not someone who gets terribly excited about property, but seeing nice sized semis in apparently good areas for 200K was real food for thought.

My current place is nice enough, but it is a small terrace - with 3 kids and parents in S.Wales starting to show the first signs of being old and frail, I really need to think this through. Wouldn't want my wife, who has always lived in the south east to bitterly regret it - as there would be no moving back if we sold up and left for a cheaper housing market.

Getting a job that would match my current salary is a concern too - but at the moment we basically have zero free time, dropping the kids off with the G-parents on a saturday morning and going for a hike in the beacons and pub lunch before pickng them up and popping back to cardiff, sounds very very nice indeed.

I'm 41, and have spent the last 22 of those years in London and the SE (left Merthyr in 1985) - not sure how I feel about coming back. Not sure, not sure, not sure.....:confused::confused:
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Would you need all your current salary to have a good standard of living here? It would probably be worth examining what you spend in the SE/London on things like council tax, petrol, parking, activities for you all, socialising and compare what it might cost you here.

Everywhere in cardiff has excellent public transport as much as peeps here bitch and moan about it IMO cardiffians dont know they are born when it comes to bus and rail services- both in terms of value and reliability

Your commute could be shorter, cheaper etc as well here... its all worth factoring in when you decide whether its worth taking the plunge
 
LilMissHissyFit said:
Would you need all your current salary to have a good standard of living here? It would probably be worth examining what you spend in the SE/London on things like council tax, petrol, parking, activities for you all, socialising and compare what it might cost you here.

Everywhere in cardiff has excellent public transport as much as peeps here bitch and moan about it IMO cardiffians dont know they are born when it comes to bus and rail services- both in terms of value and reliability

Your commute could be shorter, cheaper etc as well here... its all worth factoring in when you decide whether its worth taking the plunge
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Indeed, my 3 hour round commute into the city costs me nearly £270 a month for starters.
 
EEK! Think what you could do with the money and the time.
Busing it into the centre of cardiff from the outskirts would be approx 30 mins even at rush hour from town and probably cost you more like £30 a month
 
LilMissHissyFit said:
EEK! Think what you could do with the money and the time.
Busing it into the centre of cardiff from the outskirts would be approx 30 mins even at rush hour from town and probably cost you more like £30 a month
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sounds good, particularly as my wife doesn't drive - and while we quite enjoy a bit of peace and quiet in the 'burbs, getting into town easily (with kids) would be a definite 'essential' for her. That said, looking at the prices, I could cover my costs and afford a decent car with the dosh left over.
 
It has to be said, if we could move to cardiff I would probably do without my car for at least part of the week. no matter where you live in Cardiff I reckon there is a school ( or more than 1) and shops within about a 10 min walk of wherever.

Ive lived in Swansea and now I live in the valleys and I marvel at the availability of everything in Cardiff and how accessible it all is
 
LilMissHissyFit said:
It has to be said, if we could move to cardiff I would probably do without my car for at least part of the week.
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Yes, I've managed to be car-less this far in life, it would mainly before going up to the Beacons, and visiting family in Merthyr - and the train up from Cardiff used to be miserable!:D:mad:
 
heath is certainly good for transport connections. If money is no issue I'd suggest from Roath Park / Lakeside up to Llanishen, a lot of Roath as well. So north is defeinetly the pref. direction but not essential.

West can be OK too.

Cardiff is pretty decent for green space overall.
 
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