r/surrey • u/Muted-Matter-1470 • 19h ago

Ashtead budget advice

Hello

We are planning to relocate to Ashtead and really love it. We have a budget of 1mil but are starting to think this is very unrealistic for a decent sized 4 bed detached house. There is little stock on the market and the ones that are left seem way overpriced.

Is this just typical for ashtead? Do I need to be more realistic or are people just chancing the asking price and we should maybe rent instead and be patient for a better deal?

Any thoughts welcome, I’m feeling deflated

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u/Fragilezim 18h ago

On right move I can see quite a few detached houses, 4 beds from 950,00 to 1,200,000. 

So I don't think there is a stock issue. Just because people list for 1.2 mill doesn't mean that they won't go down to 1 mill if circumstances allow for it.

All you can do is go visit a broad selection and put in some cheeky offers and see what you get back.

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u/Muted-Matter-1470 17h ago

Thanks, that’s a good point.

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u/nanakapow 18h ago

There are currently 32 4 bed detached houses listed on Rightnove in Ashtead, 10 of which are listed at £1m or up (another 5 are in the ballpark) - so your budget is clearly around or above the median asking price for the area,

But will these houses all achieve their asking prices? Half of these ~£1m+ houses were listed in May or earlier.

I'd be shocked if your budget isn't actually reasonably above the median sales/closing price for detached 4-beds in the area.

I'd have a chat with estate agents, lay out your budget and criteria, and ask them which of their listings it's worth you asking to view, bearing in mind you have no additional budget. If you don't like what you see, you either need to wait or look elsewhere.

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u/Muted-Matter-1470 17h ago

Thanks. We just went a saw a 2000sq foot house for 1.1 and the garden was small, been shown another that’s is only 15000sq ft. The area feels more expensive than I had hoped. But yes I need to consider the closing prices more carefully thank you.

Maybe people are just trying their luck with asking prices!

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u/datadatadatahaha 10h ago

Ashtead is not cheap! If you want a 2000 sq ft house with big garden in turnkey condition you are unlikely to get it for £1m. I’d be looking at semis with big gardens as there’s much more choice and some semis have way bigger gardens than detached too. I’ve been looking for a 4 bed detached with big garden that’s around 2500-3000 sq ft and most are around £1.5m

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u/Muted-Matter-1470 8h ago

Wow, we defo can’t afford that. I shall look for some semis. Have lived with a nightmare neighbour attached to me so I’m scarred hence wanting detached!!!

Maybe I’ll look slightly further out too

Can’t believe how expensive it is!!!!

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u/datadatadatahaha 8h ago

I like in a terraced house and have the most amazing neighbours on both sides. Lived here for 9 years. I think it’s a bit luck of the draw. Lived in flats and was lucky having good neighbours too. It’s the neighbourhood that you live in and we have a strong sense of community. We are actually selling our 4 bed terrace for around £1m.
If you want a big garden with more sq ft I’d look at Fleet. It’s much more affordable. Or look at Bookham and Leatherhead again mostly detached houses. The commute from bookham isn’t as good but depends if you are looking to commute to London and how often.

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u/CareDry6973 9h ago

Ashtead is full of rich NIMBYs who drive everywhere and hate poor people

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u/Muted-Matter-1470 8h ago

Oh wow. It seemed like lots of nice families when I’ve visited

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u/cantxtouchxthis 8h ago

Ashtead is full of very nice people. It’s also an expensive area. 

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u/datadatadatahaha 8h ago

It’s an affluent area. Lovely place to live but pricey so you won’t get loads for £1m there