Where is nice/nasty in Haywards Heath and Lindfield

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Part of my quest to find an affordable and nice place in Sussex to start a family.

Which are the good streets in HH and what are the places to avoid??

 

[surrey jim]

Whats your budget?

 

[dannyboy]

im in ardingly about 2 miles north of haywards heath. is lovely village , 2 pubs great school 2 great nurseries and a bakery. what more do you want

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Whats your budget?

About £270,000ish

Needs to be either a walk or a cycle to the station.

 

[Billy the Fish]

America lane, new england road and bentswood cresent areas are generally accepted as HH bandit country, although it's worth remembering this is mid sussex and not north london so really shouln't be a worry if you find a nice place nearby.

It's probably worth checking burgess hill out as you seem to get more for your money down there. Cuckfield is easily done on a bike as well

 

[Theatre of Trees]

What's Wilmington Way like these days?

 

[Djmiles]

What's Wilmington Way like these days?

Slowly being knocked down

 

[Djmiles]

The lucastes part of town always seems pretty nice, and is a 5/10 minute walk from the station.

To be honest, most areas in HH are fairly nice, but there's just not a lot to do.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Slowly being knocked down

By whom, the council or the tenants?

 

[Djmiles]

By whom, the council or the tenants?

Well I presume the tenants tried their best, but a lot of it is being knocked down by the council because with the exception of the large flats I think. Knock down and start again, the best thing for it IMO.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Part of my quest to find an affordable and nice place in Sussex to start a family.

Which are the good streets in HH and what are the places to avoid??

Have been wondering this very same thing myself...except my budget is only about £200K, factoring in the commute

Not that I want somewhere to start a family, just house the one I've already got.

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[Withdean Wanderer]

By whom, the council or the tenants?

This weeks Mid Sussex times has a cracking image of the new design - they are basically starting again from scratch.

 

[Djmiles]

Have been wondering this very same thing myself...except my budget is only about £200K, factoring in the commute

Not that I want somewhere to start a family, just house the one I've already got.

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Looking at £230k minimum for a 3 bedroom semi in a nice area in the Heath.

 

[pasty]

America lane, new england road and bentswood cresent areas are generally accepted as HH bandit country, although it's worth remembering this is mid sussex and not north london so really shouln't be a worry if you find a nice place nearby.

It's probably worth checking burgess hill out as you seem to get more for your money down there. Cuckfield is easily done on a bike as well

Are they still nowadays? I lived in Boston Road for 20 years or so from the mid-60's and Bentswood was a tad rough, but other than that, not too bad.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Looking at £230k minimum for a 3 bedroom semi in a nice area in the Heath.

That's my problem. Cheaper to stay in south east London

 

[The Wookiee]

Are they still nowadays? I lived in Boston Road for 20 years or so from the mid-60's and Bentswood was a tad rough, but other than that, not too bad.

Nothing wrong with Bentswood Road

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Have been wondering this very same thing myself...except my budget is only about £200K, factoring in the commute

Not that I want somewhere to start a family, just house the one I've already got.

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When I've been looking around there has been some reasonably decent looking houses for around that near Burgess Hill and Wivelsfield stations.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

I know it's much smaller than HH and BH, and that not all the trains to and from London stop there, but Hassocks actually works quite well - it's got banks, plenty of day-to-day shops, surgeries, Indian/Chinese restaurants, infant, middle and comprehensive schools and a station. And you'd be near Brighton and can walk to the Downs.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Well I presume the tenants tried their best, but a lot of it is being knocked down by the council because with the exception of the large flats I think. Knock down and start again, the best thing for it IMO.

They didn't last long then, just under 40 years. Loved growing up there in the early 1970s, lots of green spaces and the woods at the back to play in. When I last visited the old snail climbing frame was still there.

 

[Djmiles]

They didn't last long then, just under 40 years. Loved growing up there in the early 1970s, lots of green spaces and the woods at the back to play in. When I last visited the old snail climbing frame was still there.

The woods behind Wilmington way just reminds me of the bog trot at school, not so many happy memories!