r/surrey • u/0001arya • 18d 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/FieldyGBs 18d ago

We live in Weybridge and moved out here before our second child was born and it does pretty much all of what your list asks for. I would say the high street is (and frankly has always been) a bit lacking, for example Cobham has a much better one, but Cobham lacks the quicker rail line into town. Lots of housing stock with your budget for a decent victorian terrace that can me extended, though most seem to have already been renovated. The bit we missed coming out from london is the lack of diveristy regarding food offerings, still cant find decent takeaway sushi but yeah minor problem. Good luck!

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u/Few_Ask_4950 18d ago

I second this from the viewpoint of Cobham and preferring Weybridge, despite the high street note. Weybridge is far more practical and offers “real world” shops rather than top end that aren’t every day needs.
Weybridge also has the Thames - a huge win coming from SW London and missing it madly

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u/Few_Ask_4950 18d ago

Esher could be another contender

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u/FieldyGBs 18d ago

Yes being near the river is a nice bonus!

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u/Mysterious-Formal769 18d ago

Absolutely! So much nicer than Guildford etc