Property News · May 27, 2016

Let’s move to Westerham, West Malling and the West Kent Downs: aim high


It has fabulous bony hills that Chaucer’s pilgrims crossedWhat’s going for it? On occasion, friends use me like a bargain-basement Kirsty and Phil. “Where, Tom,” one began recently, “can I find a period two-bedroom house no more than an hour’s commute to London Victoria? In the countryside. I want to see fields. £450k tops. And I don’t want anything modern.” A good question. To which I replied, after a G&T and a cogitate, “Why, Westerham, West Malling and the West Kent Downs.” Actually Westerham is a bit out of her league, but I threw it in as something to aim towards, because it’s such a lovely old town. Head east of Oxted, west of Maidstone and there’s a very endangered species: perhaps the only accessible patch of the home counties still remotely affordable. No idea why, because it has fabulous bony hills that Chaucer’s pilgrims crossed; pretty if suburban villages supplying the commuter’s every whim; great accessibility, too. And, reader, she moved there.The case against Westerham in full rush hour/school run mode is a sight. Find a home close to train stations and schools to minimise using a car. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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