The essential guide to leaving London..
Asa Briggs in the seminal book “Victorian Cities” talks of how those who made their money in the city were keen to move to the country to emphasise their success – this article shows that noble?? tradition with all its consequences for affordable rural house prices is still in full swing. Love the term “Lexit”!!
The essential guide to leaving London: five top areas with good schools, well-priced homes and commutes of less than an hour
Record number of Londoners left the capital last year in search of a family home they could afford in a pretty village or lively market town. The aim for most was to find somewhere with good schools, countryside on the doorstep, and a commute of no more than 60 minutes.
The big question for those 66,000 “Lexit” families was where to go — there are hundreds of locations within an hour of London that can offer everything from life by the seaside, or close to a busy city centre, to a get-away-from-it-all rural idyll where, perhaps, you could raise rare-breed pigs on a smallholding.
To make the decision a little easier for this year’s new commuters, Homes & Property has compiled its expert guide to some of the top locations for all price ranges and lifestyles. Here, we unveil our first five areas…