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Westdene & Withdean both really nice (but quiet ) areas, with easy access to A23.
Patcham is ok.
Have you considered the Goldstone area of Hove? 3-5 mins off the A23, close to the Dyke, Hove Park, The Copse.
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Westdene & Withdean both really nice (but quiet ) areas, with easy access to A23.
Patcham is ok.
Have you considered the Goldstone area of Hove? 3-5 mins off the A23, close to the Dyke, Hove Park, The Copse.
5mins-from-amex
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Don't move to Coldean then if students are a problem, 3 house's close to me have been converted for students the noisy *******s.
Sorry to hear that, student houses have ruined many parts of Brighton.
The Coombe Road area where I grew up is full of student houses.
luppers
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Good selection of places.I lived in Brighton for 25 years until I moved to Eastbourne. I have worked for the last 15 years on night shifts in Brighton and connot understand why anybody would want to move there. I now hate the place and only go there to the Amex to see the seagulls
You hate the whole city, or just the area where you do night shifts?
Steve Foster
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With that budget you will be very hard pressed in finding a property in Westdean/Withdean. House prices start at about £500,000. Patcham is better value.
Fat Langers
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- Dec 27, 2007
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Grew up in Woodingdean. Moved to Preston Park for 7 years then sold up and moved to Patcham a year ago.
Bought near the Long man pub. Came to the area for the schools. Eldest is 5 and goes to Patcham infants. Very good school. Area is full of kids and in the right school catchment. Youngest who will be 2 in the summer, goes to the wishing tree nursery which is very good.
Long man pub is good for Sunday roasts, kid friendly and runs a free match day bus service to and from the ground. Always showing the sports or has something on.
Westdene or Patcham were our choices much like yourself. I really liked Westdene but, personally, thought it may be a little quiet as only one pub at the withdean stadium and I liked the community feel of Patcham. Also Westdene and Patcham schools are highly desirable and hence full. Depending on the age of the kids I would look into that first.
I was a bit wary of moving here at first but the place has grown on me. Good for commuter links onto the A23/27. The mums from the school meet up and get to know each other which helps with childcare and gets the wife out. Local corner shops and takeaways dotted over the place. And many back roads into Brighton which help avoid that busy London road.
If you want to know anything else then ask, and if I can answer I will.
Bought near the Long man pub. Came to the area for the schools. Eldest is 5 and goes to Patcham infants. Very good school. Area is full of kids and in the right school catchment. Youngest who will be 2 in the summer, goes to the wishing tree nursery which is very good.
Long man pub is good for Sunday roasts, kid friendly and runs a free match day bus service to and from the ground. Always showing the sports or has something on.
Westdene or Patcham were our choices much like yourself. I really liked Westdene but, personally, thought it may be a little quiet as only one pub at the withdean stadium and I liked the community feel of Patcham. Also Westdene and Patcham schools are highly desirable and hence full. Depending on the age of the kids I would look into that first.
I was a bit wary of moving here at first but the place has grown on me. Good for commuter links onto the A23/27. The mums from the school meet up and get to know each other which helps with childcare and gets the wife out. Local corner shops and takeaways dotted over the place. And many back roads into Brighton which help avoid that busy London road.
If you want to know anything else then ask, and if I can answer I will.
Ryde
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Southwick?
Brighthelmstone
Well-known member
Don't happen to live on Gorham Way do you? i lived there for about 10 years!
Brighthelmstone
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Sounds like Mid-Sussex would be a fit for you, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Haywards Heath etc. more reasonably priced than Brighton. Unless of course your keen to live in the city
Bring back Bryan wade!!
I wanna caravan for me ma
Yeah is a nice house, thanks for heads up Tom, don't see much on market at moe, not sure about Carden avenue the road looks busy for kids. Uncle SAMs is so much better then big chain burger places
Yes it is on a main road so that is a factor with kids. On the plus side the gardens are a decent size. My uncle lives about 5 doors along from that one.
luppers
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I was born in Hove (close to Stoneham Park) and spent all my early life in .Brighton, was a mod in 60s Spent some time in Brighton as a policeman. In those days Brighton was a super place. For last 15 years have done night security work covering a large part of the city.I know this is just my openion and there will be lots who will not agree with me but I feel that the place has gone downhill a lot and I do not feel that safe if I am having the odd night out.
Bring back Bryan wade!!
I wanna caravan for me ma
Sounds like Mid-Sussex would be a fit for you, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Haywards Heath etc. more reasonably priced than Brighton. Unless of course your keen to live in the city
Yes this is a good shout you would get a nice 4 bed in burgess hill for £400 - 425,000
Of course different people like different things - thankfully.
It's disappointing you think it's become less safe, particularly given that you're in a good position to judge. Presumably that's the centre of Brighton though, not the whole city? Stoneham Park is quite nice isn't it?
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Deleted User X18H
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. Brighton has always been a bit dodgy. That's what makes it so appealing. You'd think many would not want to live in the twin towns as its a bit dirty, seedy and in places quite run down. But that's not the case is it
pornomagboy
wake me up before you gogo who needs potter when
saltdean or woodingdean close to Falmer road, the only problem is getting home of an evening as coast road, falmer road and road into woodingdean are a nightmare with traffic
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
They should make a TV program about advice on moving houses....oh hang on
Taybha
Whalewhine
Would recommend scoomb but they only crucify at the weekends now so no point really .
Shoreham Gull
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Yeah me and misses like Patcham and Westdene we've made it are prime location now for sure, Thanks il ask u if need info on patcham.
For southwick might as well go back to shoreham, the cricketers pub in the square was my main pub back in the days!
If you think Brighton dodgy, you should pay a visit to Brighton Dungeon on regency square ( it's a interesting place)