Three towners,
I would appreciate any advice on a possible relocation from Aberdeenshire to your lovely part of Wales. We have been in the UK for five years, having moved here from Oz (my wife is a Mancunian…..).
Work would be in Deganwy and I would appreciate any advice on the choice of living there, Llandudno or Rhos on Sea. Early leaning is towards Llandudno, after all its is reputedly one of the happiest places in the UK, in such illustrious company as Falkirk and Inverness so take that FWIW! I have done plenty of reading before posting here and note references to ‘a dark underbelly’ whatever that may be, and some claims of the area as being in a prolonged state of decline (house prices do seem to continue drifting down post GFC). Read about the north-west as having a strong drug culture, any truth to that? All I have to go off is the great first impression and general feeling when visiting earlier this month; we love the British coast and Victorian architecture and so find the place hugely appealing. Beaches, Snowdonia and endless choice of hill walks are all very attractive as are the mild winters and the Fohn effect
I can imagine the summer traffic in Llandudno must be a headache for locals which is another consideration on where to live. Heard the A55 can be a carpark too but I don’t imagine we will be heading East often so both of these considerations are low down the list.
Looks to be two choices of school for our son to start his GCSE’s – John Bright Llandudno or Eirias Colwyn Bay. Both seem to be rated good by Estyn and had availability for new pupils in 2016, so any input here would be welcome from those who have experience with either.
There is little to rent in the way of well located 3-4 bedroom houses and the ultimate choice of where to live could be down to finding a suitable house wherever it happens to be. Does anyone know if there are many private landlords or do the agents represent most of the available rentals? At the moment this is probably the most appealing of the few available but it's very much blowing out our budget:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-57972841.htmlSorry for the long post but there is much to consider, any advice or words of wisdom will be gratefully received.
Cheers,
Simon (mondie)