The Large One
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Moving to Brighton
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Well... your knees are f***ed.
Bluejuice
Lazy as a rug on Valium
At the bottom of the hill there are just houses, some fairly new, on the site of the old brewery, one corner of which still remains and is now a community centre. Round the corner is the Freebutt, but that's not closed either.
pornomagboy
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Fourteenth Eye
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What are you looking for & whats your budget.
My flat is for sale at the mo !!!!
My flat is for sale at the mo !!!!
The Large One
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You're right - I'm thinking of Sussex Street, the one further south, and parallel to Albion Hill.
Hunting 784561
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Tooting is ( relatively) expensive compared to other London boroughs though.
Its a part of the Stockwell/Clapham/Balham Northern Line axis.
If you did the same Rightmove exercise on more Outer London boroughs not on the Underground (like Croydon, Sutton or Bexley), you would find Brighton prices are on par, or even more expensive in many cases.
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I recommend Lancing for sun, sea and sand.
supaseagull
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If you want a decent sized place, then you're best off to the west of Brighton...Portslade or Southwick would be best...Stay clear of Brighton central at the moment...It's full of Amy's
eastlondonseagull
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You did very nicely out of it and I'm VERY jealous. My two-bed terrace is worth pretty much HALF that London average, despite being a lovely home. I'm on Rightmove all the time (although I've not looked up Brighton on there for a few months now), and if you transplanted my gaff to a nice part of Brighton, you'd have to shell out a load more cash for it.
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eastlondonseagull
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Tooting expensive
(sorry, I know it is relatively speaking but i remember when it was the dregs)I remember when I moved there, most of my friends thought I'd moved to somewhere like Outer Mongolia. As for being on the tube, the estate agent thought that we wouldn't get a big price for it as we were so far from the tube (10 minutes away! Haven't estate agents got legs?)
Yes, of course, there are places in Brighton that are more expensive than London. If you were moving from a one-bed flat above a crack den in Peckham to a five-bed house in Withdean, then you can expect to pay a lot more but if you compare like-to-like then Brighton is much cheaper. As I said, I was shocked by how much more you got for your money in Brighton - even with a £260 season ticket, I'm paying a smaller mortgage for a much bigger house.
Yes, prices in Croydon are on par with prices in Brighton but it's scarcely London, it's 15 on the train. So, it would be like comparing prices with Worthing - and that's a lot cheaper again.
Woodingdean Gull
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Lovely pub The Greys, my wife's cousin owns it. Excellent food and very good entertainment.
I'm lucky enough to own [well the bank own] a nice house in a really nice part of Chandlers Ford, halfway between Southampton and Winchester. Its a nice part of the world - 15 minutes from the edge of the New Forest, less than an hour to London, if you like that kind of thing. International airport and mainline train station 10 minutes away. All in all a fairly desirable place to live.
If, however, that very same house, were by my parents' house in Withdean, it would cost around £200k more. Brighton really is a very expensive town.
If, however, that very same house, were by my parents' house in Withdean, it would cost around £200k more. Brighton really is a very expensive town.
eastlondonseagull
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Actually, one-bed flats above Peckham crack-dens are very sought after these days
Seriously, though, even Worthing's more expensive than Woolwich, where I am, in the London Borough of Greenwich! Like for like, Brighton is more expensive than quite a few parts of London - I know, cos I've looked and it's bloody frustrating!
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Aren't you feeling the benefit of the Olympics yet, ELS?
I don't know what part of East London you're in, but your flat is worth £185k, my guess is that it's not a good one.
But the point that I'm making is that if you're moving from a not-so-nice part of town to a "nice part of Brighton" you're not comparing like-with-like.
To go back to the original post: I moved back here to bring up kids and moved to Coldean because you got a lot for your money and it's a nice area - no crime, lovely views, very quiet. I imagine that a lot of younger people wouldn't really want to go for this and would want Hanover or North Laine or somewhere (which is expensive) but what I'm trying to say is that Brighton isn't all about expensive areas - if you look around, there are plenty of cheaper places.
Actually, one-bed flats above Peckham crack-dens are very sought after these days
Seriously, though, even Worthing's more expensive than Woolwich, where I am, in the London Borough of Greenwich! Like for like, Brighton is more expensive than quite a few parts of London - I know, cos I've looked and it's bloody frustrating!
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Just seen where you live.
Funnily enough, I was in Greenwich last week and couldn't believe how expensive things were. I saw a one-bed flat for £500k and this in area not served by the tube.
I actually texted my missus about it as it was gob-smacking.
eastlondonseagull
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Aye, fair cop about the like for like. I'm in south east London these days (used to be in the east, hence the username) and Olympic fever's not knocked on over here yet, despite the DLR being built. Still, I've got two commons about a minute away, fresh air - away from the London smog - and I live in a lovely 1880 two-bed terraced house, with lawned garden. But we've just had to drop the price 10% to try and get a sale, from £200K to £180K. f***ing doing my head in.
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eastlondonseagull
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It's a strange old borough, Greenwich. Million pound flats one minute, then a couple of miles down the road, £180K terraced houses.
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Hunting 784561
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I used to live in Blackheath Village, so know Greenwich and SE London very well.
The bit around Greenwich town centre and up and around the park is very expensive, but go half a mile out east or west and prices drop significantly.
seagullsovergrimsby
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House prices in Moulscoomb are expensive considering they are ex council house stock. Due to its proximity to the Uni a lot of houses are now owned by BTL investors renting out to the student population. Prices are a bit cheaper if you dont consider central Brighton & Hove and look at Portslade or Peacehaven instead.