Where to go if you’re saying goodbye
Words Nigel Lewis
It was revealed recently that 65% of Londoners intend to move out of the capital in the next five years. Whether it’s the prospect of battling the choked streets, dodging parking tickets or playing sardines on the tube, something is pushing people out.
The research, by agent Strutt & Parker for its annual Housing Futures survey, also revealed that of those intending to move, 29% said they were looking to move to the South East, 10% to East Anglia and 8% to the South West – while 3% were looking to move overseas.
But surprisingly few were looking for an easier, simpler way of life, the survey showed. Londoners, it would seem, want to get out of the smoke but still want the latte guzzling, cinema visiting, gym bashing, theatre attending, fashion finding, fast broadband life we enjoy in the capital.
“It was also interesting to see that not all Londoners looking to leave the capital are expecting to move to a much larger home with a lot of land,” says Stephanie McMahon, Head of Research at Strutt & Parker.
Whatever the reason for your move, here are some of the most popular places people choose to go to in each of the counties around London, as revealed by personal finance website TotalMoney.com.BUCKINGHAMSHIRE:
HIGH WYCOMBE
Commute to London: 30 minutes to Marylebone
Four bedroom detached for: £500k-£700k
AMERSHAM
Commute to London: 35 minutes to Marylebone
Four bedroom detached for: £650k-£1m
GERRARD’S CROSS
Commute to London: 25 minutes to Marylebone
Four bedroom detached for: £800k-£1.8m
BERKSHIRE:
SLOUGH
Commute to London: 35 minutes to Paddington
Four bedroom detached for: £700k-£900k
MAIDENHEAD
Commute to London: 25 minutes to Paddington
Four bedroom detached for: £700k-£1.5m
WINDSOR
Commute to London: 25 minutes to Paddington
Four bedroom detached for: £800k-£1.9m
SURREY:
WOKING
Commute to London: 30 minutes to Waterloo
Four bedroom detached for: £650k-£1.9m
STAINES
Commute to London: 40 minutes to Waterloo
Four bedroom detached for: £750k-£1.5m
WALTON-ON-THAMES
Commute to London: 30 minutes to Waterloo
Four bedroom detached for: £850k-£2.5mKENT/SE LONDON:
ERITH
Commute to London: 40 minutes to Canon Street
Four bedroom detached for: £450-£700k
GRAVESEND
Commute to London: 50 minutes to St Pancras
Four bedroom detached for: £500-£750k
EBBSFLEET
Commute to London: 20 minutes to St Pancras
Four bedroom detached for: £500k-£600k
ESSEX:
LAINDON
Commute to London: 30 minutes to
Fenchurch Street
Four bedroom detached for: £600k-£1.2m
PURFLEET
Commute to London: 30 minutes to
Fenchurch Street
Four bedroom detached for: £400-£500k
SHENFIELD
Commute to London: 25 mins to
Liverpool Street
Four bedroom detached for: £800k-£2.5m
HERTFORDSHIRE:
WALTHAM CROSS
Commute to London: 30 minutes to Liverpool Street
Four bedroom detached for: £900k-£2m
POTTERS BAR
Commute to London: 20 minutes to Kings Cross
Four bedroom detached for: £950k-£3m
CHESHUNT
Commute to London: 30 minutes to
Liverpool Street
Four bedroom detached for: £750k-£1.9mStrutt and Parker – struttandparker.com
