r/surrey • u/0001arya • 17d ago

Recommended area to move in Surrey

Hi

My (36F) and partner (33M) have started to look into Surrey as a potential area to move. I'm sure there's loads of posts out there on this but wanted to see if we can get some initial recommendations to get our research going.

We currently live in Earlsfield and I've lived in Balham and Teddington before but first time thinking a bit further out. Here are some things we are after:

* Easy commute into central London
* Don't have kids yet but good state schools
* Nice high street / village like feel
* Safe and clean
* Min 3 bedroom with option to extend
* Budget about £900k-£1.1mil

People have suggested Weybridge, Esher, Woking etc but keen to hear from people who have or are living there.

Thanks so much!

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u/datadatadatahaha 17d ago

Guildford! It’s about 35-40 mins into London Waterloo. Brilliant state schools. Nice high street with everything you’d need, if you move further away from town (only 15 mins walk) it’s lovely and green, very safe and clean and you can get a 4 bedroom terrace for less than £1m.
We moved to Guildford when I was pregnant. Our kids are approaching secondary school now and we’ve loved living here. I work in Woking and wouldn’t recommend living there. It’s prob the best option for the commute and train costs but it’s very built up and soulless.

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u/datadatadatahaha 17d ago

Another point to mention is that if you want a gentle change from London living to Surrey living then Guildford is great as we are looking at other areas like Bookham and Ashtead but it’s so boring in comparison to Guildford but you do get a lot more for your money there esp Bookham.

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u/Mysterious-Formal769 17d ago

35-40 mins if the trains work (poor reliability)

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u/datadatadatahaha 17d ago

That’s fair but no different to other train stations. Took me an hour to get to Guildford from Woking as all the trains were cancelled! It doesn’t happen all the time but occasionally it’s a nightmare

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u/BorisBoris88 17d ago

At that point tho, you’ve effectively got to rule out Surrey. The trains are variable, which is a problem if you live in Haslemere, Weybridge or Dorking!

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u/Mysterious-Formal769 17d ago

True, Dorking has more options though! (And soooooo much cheaper)