Moving to MK in June
Posted by TroublesomeButch@reddit | miltonkeynes | View on Reddit | 30 comments
Howdy!
We're a couple looking to move to MK in a few months. I'd like to ask about the areas, we're seeing a lot of new builds in the south west/east and on the other side of the town.
We visited MK last year, this time, as we were moving out of London and MK was a good option, in the end we ended up in Cheltenham and regretting it :D
So, back to our tracks!
We're a couple as I said, I do need a relatively tranquil place because we have to baby cats, a car and a motorbike, which I'd love to keep finding again in the morning.
Thanks!
Sandersonic@reddit
We were in Islington for 25 years, moved with our two kids (11 and 19) to Oxley Park last summer. Really love it here, the fields at the back of Oxley Park are a slice of heaven. Close to westcroft for day to day groceries etc and 10 minutes to anywhere else in the car. We have a dog and a cat who seems very happy here. Feels family orientated and safe, quiet. Wish there was a few more pubs, places to watch football etc but can't have everything I guess
fuzzbook@reddit
I really like Whitehouse as long as you have a car to get to the shops as they still haven't built the local ones 🙄 Only a 2 min drive to multiple shops though. Can cycle to the station to get to London in about 10/15 mins. Lots of space, and it's nice and safe with a good vibe imo.
Mahzes@reddit
I think as a general rule the closer to the town centre you are the worse it is.
I remember looking into Conniburrow and Fishermead when we were looking to move to MK and basically had an estate agent as if we knew ‘what kind of area’ they were and said we shouldn’t even bother viewing there.
I figure it must not be good there if someone whose job it is to try and sell houses is talking someone out of a viewing there.
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
Could be they wanted to push you toward what they had.
Generally yes, the more central the worse. Having lived in London, when we were in MK last year, I felt extremely safe everywhere :D
If anything, perhaps also because we went there on a hot day, it felt like a fake town: this peculiar design, and the shopping mall especially, with that entrance from the 60ies.
Mahzes@reddit
I think that’s a fairly common criticism. Because it (especially the town centre) were very well planned out and organised, it can have a degree of artificial-ness to it as it doesn’t look like something that started small and grew out naturally over time.
realgreatsclusives@reddit
I live in Campbell Park (just outside of the town centre) and whilst it’s nice with the park it’s almost as costly as living in the town centre itself.
Even I know as a non-native to avoid Conniburrow and Fishermead at all costs.
PigletBusy12@reddit
We used to live in Oakgrove. I think its great for couple and young families, very close to amenities such as Waitrose, Costa, Pet shop/Vet etc. Close enough if you want to do some shopping in City centre, 10 minutes away from Willen lake and David Lloyds as well.
Roademan@reddit
Look at villages in South Northamptonshire, near Mk , better and cheaper
EyeAware3519@reddit
You will want a garage and for stupid reasons most of the new, new builds don't come with them unless you buy a 5 bed house for £700k+. As a fellow motorcycle owner this is a massive PITA.
The nicest parts of MK are the oldest, and I don't mean the oldest estates I mean the villages that were engulfed by the city. Woolstone, Woughton and MK Village are probably the nicest but old houses don't have garages either. Broughton seems to be the best mix of nice, modern, reasonably priced and most houses have a garage.
ricopicouk@reddit
Newport Pagnell too dont forget!
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
I'm actually seeing plenty of new builds with carports, in fact. and a shed in the garden for the bike.
I'm looking at the areas of Oxley park, Tattenhoe... all there it seems like a giant new development.
But also found something in Broughton, yes
123456654321999@reddit
I don't live too far from Tattenhoe, around the bletchley/golf course area. It has always been a safe and quiet place to live. It is refreshing and a good advert for mk/bletchley that I've never even had the slightest incident. I feel it is a nice place to live and has enough choice to do whatever you want.
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
thanks mate! this is very helpful, and it happens to be the area we're most interested into. we were there last year, and really loved it.
noted the traffic, too
EyeAware3519@reddit
Up to you but I have found storing my motorbike in a shed to be a massive faff. Just noticed you're renting so you're not going to want to build a big shed in a rented garden. Just get a garage, it's the easy option haha.
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
I meant, I see pretty much all of them have a shed already
sb_ryan@reddit
Another vote for the Shenleys, nice and quiet without being too far from the centre :)
Comfortable_Ad_4267@reddit
Depends on how much is your buying budget roughly?Â
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
Renting, max budget is 2.1k for a 4 beds, 1.6k for a 3 beds. but both of them must have a garage that can fit car and motorbike. I can leave the car out.
IDEALLY, a way to charge the car since it's an EV. I'm currently running a cable from the window on the first floor, but if the window is ground floor, won't do that
Comfortable_Ad_4267@reddit
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FrezzyyAndroid@reddit
Our of curiosity, what's wrong with Cheltenham? it looks lovely
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
Chelts, and the Cotswolds in general, are lovely, stunning even, in summer.
In the other season it's grey, mud - lots of it, and water. Appreciate it's the average England, but here it is worse.
On top of that, while it isn't that important for me, my partner just cannot settle here. She could not find a job, and misses London. We cannot go back to London anymore, it's too expensive with the requirements we have now, so we're looking at reasonable commute. She is looking to go back to her work in NW London, and with the car it seems feasible
123456654321999@reddit
Years ago, I worked around NW parts of London. I thought it was an easy drive from Mk. You had the option of getting immediately onto the motorway or taking the A5 route and getting on further up.
EyeAware3519@reddit
Cheltenham is mostly a shithole, source: worked in Cheltenham for 4 years.
Head_Journalist6469@reddit
Funny accents
123456654321999@reddit
Hope you settle in well. I was speaking to someone else who had recently moved to mk, and when discussing the move to mk, all his friends had been negative about the idea. Himself and his Mrs have by the sounds of it so far loved the move. Renting imo is a good idea. It gives you a chance to see if this is worth a long-term move. Mk has so many options in new and old parts of mk and the surrounding areas.
Dull_Hawk9416@reddit
Avoid new builds. If you can buy in the west. Kingsmead, Westcroft, Tattenhoe, the Shenleys. The older properties around 20 years and more are very well built
TroublesomeButch@reddit (OP)
we're renting, not in the position to buy yet :(
thanks
OmniWise@reddit
The same applies for renting as it does for buying, those areas are all sound.
TheHootOwlofDeath@reddit
I don't live in MK anymore but I would move back if I was able to and still live fairly locally.
As another poster has said, estates like The Shenleys, Kings mead and Westcroft are nice. If you can afford it, you can just about walk to the train station from Loughton but cycling from the Shenleys is possible. You may also want to look at Wolverton, it's a bit variable in terms of housing and vibes but it has got a station.
I have always felt pretty safe in MK and it's got so much green space that is so easy to access from pretty much anywhere you live.
mysticmew@reddit
We’ve just done a move from London to MK, to the new builds in Shenley Woods with our cat and dog. Also renting. Big selling point was the free electricity for five years inclusive of the EV charging point (if we stay renting for that long). We ended up going new build because they accepted pets - but I know the rules around that are changing soon anyway.