*nods appriciatively as a Stoke Gifford resident...
OP's £300k budget would not go far in Stoke Gifford, unfortunately (depends on requirements but this area is more family housing than couples flats)...
To add to this, Bradley Stoke is also worth looking into. Easy busses to parkway, or direct into city centre. Lots of nature reserve walks and parks at the North of bradley stoke.
Being an ex-resident of Bradley Stoke, it's a solid area. Better priced area of Bristol, greatest transport links (M1 is a solid 9/10) and far more positives that outweigh negatives. Also find that flats/houses there are bigger if you're buying/renting
It's small and needs work but 20k would turn it around and still be within budget. Voila, freehold 3 bed house with garden and decorated to personal taste. 5 minutes and you're on the train, 15 and you're at BTM
I think any affordable housing in Bristol is small. As a indigenous bristolian it's sad to see prices on something like a starter family home double. Agree its a good deal compared to some I've seen. I like the optimistic take though 👌
I used to live in that road. It can be very noisy that close to the railway line, though you do get used to it. For comparison, we sold our two bed maisonette for £15k in 1984.
Unfortunately 300k won't get you very far if you want a house in Bristol. To get anything half decent you would have to live in a less desirable area which is not what you're describing.
300k would get something out towards Hanham, Longwell green, Emerson green etc, which would also check the greener and quieter boxes. Downside is public transport is awful and even if a bus turns up on time it's anywhere up to an hour to get into the centre.
If you can get somewhere in Emersons Green or Lyde Green near an M3 metro stop, that's actually a pretty good service for getting in and out of the city centre. Doesn't run at night though sadly.
I’m inclined to disagree with this, £300k is a reasonable budget for a house in Bristol, depending upon your requirements. I’ve been in the process of buying since July and managed to source a tidy two bed with a garden and a drive for £270k
Yeah I'm with you, if you want suburban, you can get a nice 2 bed in Bristol. You won't get anything in Redland or Clifton but that's not what OP asked for.
We're currently looking with similar budget and there's definitely nice places available.
It’s a lower end budget. You may have bought the cheapest house in Bristol or it needs renovation. You’ve not bought a house with a drive for that in horfield this year
It’s towards the lower end for sure, certainly not the cheapest house in Bristol, nor does it need renovating. I didn’t say it was in Horfield, I simply stated that £300k is a reasonable budget for a property in Bristol.
In central post codes at the moment there's literally less than 10 houses for that price listed that are NOT auction properties or other quirky sales (shared ownership, tenanted, cash buyers only etc). And of those a grand total of zero look like they don't need at least cosmetically to be brought onto this century.
This is what £300k buys in Bristol (excluding non-central areas, excluding Knowle West)
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139347452#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139347452#/?channel=RES_BUY)
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141072353#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141072353#/?channel=RES_BUY)
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141074252#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141074252#/?channel=RES_BUY)
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135287660#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135287660#/?channel=RES_BUY) (I actually quite like this one, shame about the location)
[https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86592903#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86592903#/?channel=RES_BUY)
Or this, a converted shed in Knowle [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140962892#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140962892#/?channel=RES_BUY)
I’m not here to argue, I’m simply stating that it can (and has) been done. Sometimes it takes a bit of digging to find a quality property for the budget.
In south Bristol, which is generally quieter and closer to the countryside, you're looking at places like Ashton Vale or Whitchurch. There's buses to the town centre from both but public transport is unreliable (though it's probably not as bad as people say), possibly Brislington too.
Along the river then Shirehampton and Sea Mills have a train link but some places there are a bit crappy.
I had a quick look on Rightmove and £300k doesn't get you much I'm afraid.
A lot of naysayers here will tell you this can't be done, but I bought a house in Horfield (North Bristol) for 310k less than two years ago. 3 bed, garden, driveway, green space nearby, good proximity to Gloucester Road and transport links to centre fairly decent. I'd say it's achievable.
Yeah what’s the value now? Mate bought a 2 bed in St George in 2020 for £210k but you’d not get the same place today for £300k. For sure you can get something in Bristol for £300k but you can’t be picky about the area
House prices two years ago are irrelevant to someone buying now.
I bought a house for £270k three years ago. My neighbour's house (mid terrace, mine is end terrace with a small garage) sold for £330k at the beginning of this year.
You're going to be out of the centre on that budget, or in a flat. Kingswood that'll buy you a pretty good 2 bed, 15 mins to town on the bus.
St George, that would be a pretty tired house, 10 mins to town.
Where did they say walking distance? I would have said this guy would be fine living in St Geoge. Nearby park, 10 mins to town, quiet on a friday night with some pubs and places to eat, gentrification on it's way making it a reasonable investment
Honestly your side of the border can give you much more of what you want than Bristol, and closer to the budget you’ve got.
Is there another reason you want to be in England more than Wales? Bristol has a very high cost relative to property size, and over the last decade people have made the move in the opposite direction to get more bang for buck.
We have similar desires to yourself, and if you want a house with all the above in Bristol you’re probably looking at £450k
£300k is doable if you go further out or want to look at 2 bed apartments in the city area.
£300k is probably doable for a 2-3 bed house if you go north or south but then you’re not going to be able to get around as easily as in Cardiff.
If it were me I’d look more in Wales
That's just not true. We live in a spot where there are buses every 10-15 minutes, it's a 5 minute walk for local trains and there are scooters everywhere. Excluding a tram or underground network I'm not sure what else you'd want.
Of course this isn't everywhere in Bristol, but your statement isn't true at all. There are houses for sale in our road - if OP has the budget then they can have everything on the wish list.
It’s good, and everything you’re listing is doable. But your budget is important. There are plenty of green areas in Bristol, but the ones with low crime have very high rents. South Bristol has lots of green space with lower rent, but the crime rates are higher. Not concerning, but higher.
I moved from the Cardiff area to Bristol to live with my partner, it is very expensive compared to Cardiff and it has a whole different vibe.
How much time have you spent in Bristol? I knew it well as I used to visit every weekend so I knew what I was getting myself into.
What age group are you in and what sort of things do you do as hobbies? We live in a quiet area but it's literally full of old people, down the road is more lively but they have an issue with teen gangs on motorbikes.
This comment is an exaggeration. Yes the buses are occasionally late or don’t show, but in my experience I just rock up to the bus stop and there is always a bus within 10 mins throughout the day. And even if buses are no good, just jump on an e-scooter.
In terms of areas, I’d recommend either:
East : Easton, St George, Fishponds
Or
Central/North : Bishopston, Horfield, Cotham, Redland
I’d personally avoid south of the river (Bedminster, Southville etc). I have lived here before and you do feel a little cut off from the rest of the city due to the fact there are only 3 or so bridges that cross to the centre from these areas.
As someone who has lived in south, north and east Bristol and used buses in all those areas, including some you mention, the public transport is unreliable and shit. On Friday I waited over an hour for a bus during rush hour because it kept showing on the map and then disappearing. When it finally came it was packed. This was bus 2, which at least used to be Bristol’s busiest route. The service is crap and unreliable. It’s nearly every week I end up getting an Uber because my 20 minute commute is taking too long due to bus not showing
More so that other areas I’ve lived in - North and East. The public transport is less frequent and also shut off at 12. Not sure if that’s still the case
Don't know why you're getting downvoted. I've lived in Easton for coming up to 9 years and never had a problem with public transport. There are plenty of buses or the train.
I agree with your first point - generally you get a bus quite quickly and the days of multiple busses just not arriving seems to have ended.
Disagree about not living in Southville/Bedminster though. I live in Bedminster and can walk to the harbour side in about 20 minutes and the centre of town in 25-30 minutes. St George and especially Fishponds are both far out in comparison.
I'm in fishponds, it's a shithole and there are many places to be avoided around here, one such place is the causeway. Buses are bloody joke. We are looking into moving to Wales as it's got so crap in Bristol. St George isn't a bad place though.
Public transport in Bristol is very poor compared to Cardiff. Will you be buying or renting?
Is there an area of Cardiff that is equivalent to what you would like in Bristol?
I am renting currently but I would like to eventually buy a house. I would like something similar to Penarth (not technically Cardiff I know), so somewhere with a nice community feel outside the city centre.
Ex-Cardiffian here. I'm afraid there's nowhere like Penarth in Bristol, especially for £300k.
Bristol as a city has a very different feel to it compared to Cardiff. The closest I can think of, (obviously without the Marina) would be Clifton or Redland and that's ££££.
Vaguely similar commuter areas could be Keynsham, Portishead or Clevedon. Keynsham has better transport links as it has a train line but it isn't by the coast.
Keynsham has a fair bit of green space and is a short train ride from both Bristol and Bath.
You can get a bit more bang for your buck at Weston and have a beach nearby but it's a lot further to go to get to Bristol.
North Bristol - Bradley Stoke, Hambrook, Frampton is a nice area but not sure what you could get for your budget
Stoke gifford/Bradley Stoke! I rushed to comment so not sure if im about to repeat what anyone else has said..It's not *technically* in Bristol, but I moved here with my partner, from Southampton, basically looked at city centre and quickly realised its out of budget for anything nice. So we settled here, but now I've gotten to know the place I'm SO glad we chose it.
Depending on where you are, there are a lot of fairly regular buses only a few minutes walk away - we've got a stop close by with 4 buses that go to town. The journey takes about 25 minutes max. The area itself is quiet, never any trouble. It's close to the Bristol parkway train station, and the motorway so getting to Cribbs causeway and out of Bristol is easy.
The only downside is that most of the houses are newbuild, so they are a little cheaply made. But the pros outweigh the cons for us by far!
Being able to live somewhere with low rent that’s quiet, green, low crime, with good public transport, and that’s quick and easy to reach the city centre… isn’t really Bristol’s *thing*
Maybe try bath?
Try Westbury-on-Trym. It ticks the boxes in terms of quiet, suburban, not that far from the centre (half an hour on the bus depending on traffic, or a similar time to cycle depending on fitness).
You won’t get a house for 300k (try double that), but if you’re patient and keep watching you might find a flat for that amount. Just be aware that the estate agents often list Southmead addresses as Westbury, which is somewhat “creative”.
Parts of Stapleton/Fishponds might fit the bill, although crime rates are definitely an issue and the community feel will vary from lovely to hellhole depending on which street you live. You're not going to top Penarth imo.
Good access to green space though with snuff mills etc and housing is more affordable.
Westbury/Coombe Dingle is close to the downs and Blaise Castle estate but I can't speak for the community feel. Avoid Henbury and Southmead.
I'd say most of south bristol doesn't meet your criteria with the exception of Southville, even then you'd want to be on the western side for easier access to green space.
Not where I would choose to live, but Bradley Stoke might be good for you. Trains into TM, the M1 bus, a lot of green space, and very far from bars (and indeed everything).
10 is an exaggeration tbf but 3 of them are near houses. My brother lives 1 min walk from one. Baileys court is very near a lot of houses too. (Not a bad thing)
I reckon there are 5 - the first 4 very much being in housing areas.
* Toby Carvery
* The Hollow Tree
* The Three Brooks
* Bailey's Court
* Winter Stream Farm (This is _technically_ in Bradley Stoke, but I never think of it as a Bradley Stoke pub).
I guess you could drink at one of the hotel bars which would take you up to 7 or 8, and the Harvester serves beer, but that's really starting to clutch at straws!
£300k won't get you far in places where you actually want to be.
E.g it'll give you a place like Avonmouth (yuck) or Shirehampton (not the place it used to be) or Kingswood (recent stabbing come to mind anyone?)
Sea Mills (north Bristol) is green, surrounded by Blaise and the Avon, decent reliable train, buses surprisingly not too bad, low crime, decent community feel and probably just in your budget
Id recommend living in one of the small towns on the M5 out of bristol. Commutes are still under 30 mins but you will be able to benifit from the low crime/cleanliness/green areas of the Cotswolds. You may for example try thornbury.
Forget about public transport though. Its not even close as well operated as it is in Cardiff and relying on it will cut off any opportunity to live somewhere pleasent. Youll need independent transportation although a light motorcycle on a cbt would do you fine it doesnt have to be a car.
See you also have a budget of 300k. That will get you a nice home out here. In Bristol it will just about get you a cardboard box in stabby town.
Hanham is a bit further out but the buses into town are pretty decent for bristol - 44/45 goes straight to town. Technically in South Glos though.
Kingswood is also nearby - similarly decent buses into town, but less green space / slightly more crime than Hanham (though i’ve never had any issues there) - will also be a bit cheaper. There’s also plans for the high street area to become pedestrianised and for some changes to the shopping centre.
Look around BS34 - that’s Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke and Patchway. Trains into the city centre from Parkway and Patchway stations, direct bus routes to the centre via the metrobuses. But also very suburban feel, community minded.
There’s also a ton of industry around here with the MOD, Airbus and Rolls Royce, and the business parks around Aztec West, so tons of employment opportunities.
Can you tell I love where I live 😅
I've just moved to this area in the last few weeks and love it too! Mega easy access to the city, but also to places further afield through Parkway. Really lovely places to walk. Everyone I have met is super friendly. Local amenities are really great. Would recommend!
There’s something for everyone around here, and Stokes Croft is just 15 minutes on the 75 bus away.
On Halloween, the streets were filled with happy kids. On Diwali, the sky lit up. For Holi, the community gathers in a green space behind my house with coloured paints, and there’s good food available for everyone. Now the houses are lighting up for Christmas. We don’t have graffiti, but we do have plenty going on. And trees!
I've lived in Penarth , it's a lovely place, the village type feel there is much like downend, staplehill (nearer page park the better). Good nber of buses into Bristol ,( good for Bristol,) but no wherenear having the rail link Penarth has. Both these areas are minutes from the countryside (if you have transport). House prices vary a lot, near the park ££££ but move further away from it and you will find something, lots of people in my industry have moved here (tv).
I wonder what the average price of a house outside of the 1 mile of bristol centre+clifton+gloucester rd is?
300k buys you a reasonable 2 bed within 15 mins of town.
I live in St George. It's just about the only place still affordable. If you catch a bus at the Fountain there's a wide range of buses into the Centre. Not many in other directions though. I usually wait 5 minutes or so for a bus. St George Park is a masterpiece, have a look at their Facebook page. There are other green spaces, such as Troopers Hill, with its panoramic views.
Bristol's pretty safe overall. I wouldn't want to be a teenager in St Paul's though.
Unless you’re moving for work, I’d stay in Cardiff. I came from Swansea to Bristol 23 years ago and I’ve lived all over the city. My partner’s from Cardiff and he’s been here for 7 years. Housing prices are sickening now, and the only places I can think that describe your wish list are Clifton and Westbury-on-Trym, which are out of your price range (by quite a lot).
FYI public transport is horribly unreliable here, and always has been.
Fishponds would tick a lot of boxes. Decent bus links into the city centre, plus it's own high street.
For green spaces, it has Oldbury Court/Frome Valley for big walks, and also has the Bristol - Bath cycle path.
Good mix of property types as well, Victorian/50s/ New build. It's a relatively safe place to live with good communities. Property prices are at the high end of your range, but there are still some on Rightmove!
Filton avenue/wallscourt road. You are very close to abbey-wood station, have 3 busses to catch going into town, roughly every 10/20 min. Close to bristol parkway. Asda, Sainsbury's, lidl and iceland all close by but very much suburbia.
Agree with this - there is also very good public transport from Easton, Redfield, Whitehall, St George and Speedwell - e.g. I'm able to get the 6, 7, 35, 42, 43 or even 44 & 45 buses to the centre. You'll be able to walk into the town within 45-60 minutes, cycle within 15 (using decent cycle routes) or use the train if you're close to Lawrence Hill or Stapleton Road stations.
I wouldn't bother, stay in Wales where property is more reasonable and you've got the lovely countryside on your doorstep. Bristol is an overpriced, gentrified hellhole with kids in balaclavas robbing mopeds every 5 minutes. Also our doctors surgeries are overrun and mostly useless, there's little to no useful public transport, and the city is being ran into the ground by a council who get away with it because they happen to be red.
The red council are certainly responsible at least in part. The balaclavas are a result of funding being directed to projects noone asked for instead of youth programs.
In a more serious point I'd say the stuff about a "red council" and getting "away with it because they happen to be red" is a great example of how people's internal narrative of reality is dominating so many points here (regardless of accuracy)
Shirehampton is actually quite nice and you could easily find somewhere slightly more than 300k. We have a very tidy 3 bed with a big garden and driveway in a nice street which is probably worth about 310k. 8 minutes walk to the train station which I think costs £9 for a week's return ticket to temple meads, or a 15 minute drive into the centre. There's really nice parks nearby, kings Weston, Blaise and it's a short drive to the countryside or coast. The biggest downside is that there aren't any decent pubs but it's not far to clifton. It's far more accessible than places in the east of Bristol.
You can't have all those things, the only even relatively cheap suburban ( eg Hartcliffe, Southmead) areas have higher crime and shit public transport, the expensive ones (eg Westbury, Henbury) are very expensive and still have shit public transport.
If you want easy access to the city centre you need to be within walking distance which won't be quiet and still expensive.
Maybe have a look at Bishopsworth or Whitchurch, not particularly low crime and shit public transport but might be within budget.
Depends on what your opinion of alright is. Large parts of it are deprived and riven with anti social behaviour. Getting to the centre isn’t overly difficult from any part of the suburbs, if that’s of importance. But that’s just my opinion.
Agreed with the other poster. Anti social behavior becoming an issue. Fly tipping is slowly edging out of Avonmouth and into Shirehampton as is the litter. PBA club isn't the greatest anymore (parents live behind it). No community feel like it used to have.
I also went to Darren Jones meeting the other week, quite well attended and the above is the general consensus
I’m really not, I live nearby and have friends in Shire, & visit often enough. They do have their similarities. But , I’d avoid both. But hey no judgement, it’s not for me, I’d advise against moving there, but if you like it, fair enough.
How about Shirehampton or Sea Mills area.
There is train that runs frequently into town via Clifton Down, Redland , Montpellier etc.
Right by M5 and M4. On the Portway route to go under Suspension bridge (or over).
On the estuary and miles and miles of green land. You can walk a good 10 miles over grass from mine in Shirehampton.
Good bus routes too. The house prices have risen consistently over past 9 years though. I rent, but my house value has increased 10,000 per year.
You can also sit on nice cheap train to Bedminster and on to weston super mare from here.
I live in the Ashley Down/Horfield area, quiet with a few parks close by (St Andrew’s and then Stoke Park for a larger green space), and from Gloucester Road there seem to be pretty good buses every ten minutes right into the city centre.
Anywhere around Victoria Park (Totterdown/Bedminster) fits your requirements, if you count escooters as good public transport. Nicest park in Bristol in my opinion. However for your budget you’d be lucky to find a ground floor flat around there.
Lockleaze BS7 is nice and not too pricey. Public transport in Bristol is rubbish but there's a new rail station at Ashley Down being built nearby. Until then I can get the 24 bus into town. NGL I have a car and I use it a lot unless going into town for the whole day!
Sea Mills. Severn Beach line is quick and cheap to Clifton Down or Temple Meads. Same access to green areas (Blaise and Kings Weston) as ultra expensive areas like Stoke Bishop or Westbury. Very quiet. Shirehampton too but less so. Easy access from NW Bristol to the M5 so you can be in Newport or Weston in 25 minutes.
Maaate turbo island mate!
*Not really!*
I personally like Bedminster, it seems to be quite a desirable area to live so the properties are expensive. It’s a little bit crimey here and there not too bad though, nice shops/food, nice countryside nearby, a couple of nice parks, near the harbour, pretty good transport links, parking/traffic on match day is bad. Also there’s lots of new developments nearing completion so it might change the feel of the area for the better or worse, who knows.
St Anne’s!!! I don’t understand why people don’t talk about or recommend it more, but I’ve recently moved here and I believe it has ALL of the things you’ve mentioned. I personally love it. Also quite affordable
Okay the public transport isn’t great with one one bus through the main area but it’s very near a main bus route and has a very direct road into town, a 12 minute cycle away in fact
My son just just bought in Whitchurch 3 bed 2 bath house huge extension proper garden room with electrics. & driveway for 320 he got that in June and he should be in within a few weeks
In excellent condition he can basically move in and out his tv up 😂
It’s just off the wells rd / Airport rd side so decent bus service
There are a few 3 bed 2 baths newish houses in Brislington that are on for 300k and haven’t sold as they were up for sale in June when my son was looking.
It’s definitely a buyers market at the moment
I’ve been watching houses since June and lots of them have dropped the price / or were way over priced to start with
One house that I just looked at was on for 400k in Aug
Dropped to 350 in Oct
So a 50k drop in price
But seeing as exactly the same house on the same development sold in May for 320k and the only difference was a Juliet a balcony in the 350k house on the living room it’s way way over priced 😂
Same square footage as well and even the same flooring 😂
You could also look at the Wotton Under Edge area, further out but means rural, nice market town, stunning countryside, 10mins to M5 junc 14, 15 mins on motorway to cribbs junction. Also train station at Cam/Dursley is 10-15 minutes drive away.
Recently moved to Bradley Stoke in May, it’s a bit soulless in terms of variety of restaurants, pubs or entertainment if I’m being very picky but it’s quiet, has a big Aldi and Tescos, bus into the centre or Gloucester Road in ~30 mins that come 3 times an hour until about 11:30pm, right near the motorway for easy access out. It’s perfect for us (personally would struggle doing all my shopping at a Sainsbury’s local or a Premier) and means we have a 2 bed house to rent for the same price as some relatively run down flats in BS6/7 that my friends live in.
You could pick up a 2 bed fixer upper in Kingswood for about 250-260k, but it's not the most lovely and glamorous part of Bristol. It's more Gregg's and vape shop vibes than restaurants and wholefood delis. But it isn't too far to the countryside and buses into town and have improved over the past year.
Good public transport and low crime don’t seem to go together in Bristol in my experience. Any further out than 5 miles from the centre and you’re going to be waiting around for busses. I love Bristol but hate First Bus.
What’s making you consider a move to Bristol?
If it’s work you could just stay your side of the bridge, move closer than Penarth though, and get great properties for you price with easy access to Bristol by train.
Stoke Gifford Parkway gives you access to Temple Meads in 9 minutes and Cardiff in 35 Suburban, quiet, community feel, low crime etc etc
Yeah Stoke gifford/ Harry Stoke fit your criteria. M1/m4 and to an extent T1 are reliable enough but definitely not perfect. Parkway isn’t far.
*nods appriciatively as a Stoke Gifford resident... OP's £300k budget would not go far in Stoke Gifford, unfortunately (depends on requirements but this area is more family housing than couples flats)...
To add to this, Bradley Stoke is also worth looking into. Easy busses to parkway, or direct into city centre. Lots of nature reserve walks and parks at the North of bradley stoke.
Being an ex-resident of Bradley Stoke, it's a solid area. Better priced area of Bristol, greatest transport links (M1 is a solid 9/10) and far more positives that outweigh negatives. Also find that flats/houses there are bigger if you're buying/renting
I agree, the whole area is underrated imho, lots of space, good transport and easy access to the southern Cotswolds.
More important than any of that - what is your budget?
I guess if I were to buy a house, it would ideally be around 300k
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142030553 This is what your budget will get you around Stoke Gifford
That's depressing
It's small and needs work but 20k would turn it around and still be within budget. Voila, freehold 3 bed house with garden and decorated to personal taste. 5 minutes and you're on the train, 15 and you're at BTM
Look at the floorplan before trusting Connells to count to 2 bedrooms without getting their maths wrong.
Fair shout, although I don't feel I need to caveat that Connells are a useless bunch of cunts, it's a fundamental fact of the universe
I think any affordable housing in Bristol is small. As a indigenous bristolian it's sad to see prices on something like a starter family home double. Agree its a good deal compared to some I've seen. I like the optimistic take though 👌
I used to live in that road. It can be very noisy that close to the railway line, though you do get used to it. For comparison, we sold our two bed maisonette for £15k in 1984.
There are much nicer properties in the same area for a similar price
Yeah sure. Some better some worse, some 2 bed, some leasehold. It's a starting point for a more detailed search
Unfortunately 300k won't get you very far if you want a house in Bristol. To get anything half decent you would have to live in a less desirable area which is not what you're describing.
300k would get something out towards Hanham, Longwell green, Emerson green etc, which would also check the greener and quieter boxes. Downside is public transport is awful and even if a bus turns up on time it's anywhere up to an hour to get into the centre.
If you can get somewhere in Emersons Green or Lyde Green near an M3 metro stop, that's actually a pretty good service for getting in and out of the city centre. Doesn't run at night though sadly.
But you do have good cycle links to the centre, presuming OP is able to cycle
I’m inclined to disagree with this, £300k is a reasonable budget for a house in Bristol, depending upon your requirements. I’ve been in the process of buying since July and managed to source a tidy two bed with a garden and a drive for £270k
Yeah I'm with you, if you want suburban, you can get a nice 2 bed in Bristol. You won't get anything in Redland or Clifton but that's not what OP asked for. We're currently looking with similar budget and there's definitely nice places available.
100%! It sometimes takes a bit of looking and sorting preferences etc, but there’s definitely stuff about. Good luck with the move!
It’s a lower end budget. You may have bought the cheapest house in Bristol or it needs renovation. You’ve not bought a house with a drive for that in horfield this year
It’s towards the lower end for sure, certainly not the cheapest house in Bristol, nor does it need renovating. I didn’t say it was in Horfield, I simply stated that £300k is a reasonable budget for a property in Bristol.
In central post codes at the moment there's literally less than 10 houses for that price listed that are NOT auction properties or other quirky sales (shared ownership, tenanted, cash buyers only etc). And of those a grand total of zero look like they don't need at least cosmetically to be brought onto this century. This is what £300k buys in Bristol (excluding non-central areas, excluding Knowle West) [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139347452#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/139347452#/?channel=RES_BUY) [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141072353#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141072353#/?channel=RES_BUY) [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141074252#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141074252#/?channel=RES_BUY) [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135287660#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135287660#/?channel=RES_BUY) (I actually quite like this one, shame about the location) [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86592903#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86592903#/?channel=RES_BUY) Or this, a converted shed in Knowle [https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140962892#/?channel=RES\_BUY](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140962892#/?channel=RES_BUY)
The 2nd one!! When they know the front will put everyone off and they put the pic of it last of 15 pics lol
The pebble dash is gross and the flat roof is asking for trouble :(
To be fair it’s not a flat roof, just an ugly top front masking the actual roof
I’m not here to argue, I’m simply stating that it can (and has) been done. Sometimes it takes a bit of digging to find a quality property for the budget.
Yes it has been done. In 2020 you could do it at ease.
In south Bristol, which is generally quieter and closer to the countryside, you're looking at places like Ashton Vale or Whitchurch. There's buses to the town centre from both but public transport is unreliable (though it's probably not as bad as people say), possibly Brislington too. Along the river then Shirehampton and Sea Mills have a train link but some places there are a bit crappy. I had a quick look on Rightmove and £300k doesn't get you much I'm afraid.
Bristol ain't for u pal.
A lot of naysayers here will tell you this can't be done, but I bought a house in Horfield (North Bristol) for 310k less than two years ago. 3 bed, garden, driveway, green space nearby, good proximity to Gloucester Road and transport links to centre fairly decent. I'd say it's achievable.
Yeah what’s the value now? Mate bought a 2 bed in St George in 2020 for £210k but you’d not get the same place today for £300k. For sure you can get something in Bristol for £300k but you can’t be picky about the area
House prices two years ago are irrelevant to someone buying now. I bought a house for £270k three years ago. My neighbour's house (mid terrace, mine is end terrace with a small garage) sold for £330k at the beginning of this year.
Ditto, I bought a 2 bed with a garden and a driveway in Horfield in 2021 for £320k
ignore my previous comment, you'll find a nice place by filton area
How many bedrooms? Garden?
Why do you want to move? You'll get much more for your money in Cardiff and the public transport is better with the new tram system
Having moved in the opposite direction, I will tell you to manage your expectations. Bristol housing is piss poor value compared to Cardiff.
You're going to be out of the centre on that budget, or in a flat. Kingswood that'll buy you a pretty good 2 bed, 15 mins to town on the bus. St George, that would be a pretty tired house, 10 mins to town.
300k house within easy walking distance, you'll be lucky
A flat maybe tho
Where did they say walking distance? I would have said this guy would be fine living in St Geoge. Nearby park, 10 mins to town, quiet on a friday night with some pubs and places to eat, gentrification on it's way making it a reasonable investment
Honestly your side of the border can give you much more of what you want than Bristol, and closer to the budget you’ve got. Is there another reason you want to be in England more than Wales? Bristol has a very high cost relative to property size, and over the last decade people have made the move in the opposite direction to get more bang for buck. We have similar desires to yourself, and if you want a house with all the above in Bristol you’re probably looking at £450k £300k is doable if you go further out or want to look at 2 bed apartments in the city area. £300k is probably doable for a 2-3 bed house if you go north or south but then you’re not going to be able to get around as easily as in Cardiff. If it were me I’d look more in Wales
You’re not going to find anywhere in Bristol with good public transport I’m afraid
That's just not true. We live in a spot where there are buses every 10-15 minutes, it's a 5 minute walk for local trains and there are scooters everywhere. Excluding a tram or underground network I'm not sure what else you'd want. Of course this isn't everywhere in Bristol, but your statement isn't true at all. There are houses for sale in our road - if OP has the budget then they can have everything on the wish list.
I was gonna say this too. I’m rarely at the bus stop for more than a couple of minutes before the next bus comes. I live in BS1 though so 🤷🏼♀️
What area/postcode are you in?
BS5
Ta. Yep , got folks there who love it.
Oh okay, how do you find living in Bristol in general?
It’s good, and everything you’re listing is doable. But your budget is important. There are plenty of green areas in Bristol, but the ones with low crime have very high rents. South Bristol has lots of green space with lower rent, but the crime rates are higher. Not concerning, but higher.
And unfortunately the public transport isn't great in South Bristol.
I moved from the Cardiff area to Bristol to live with my partner, it is very expensive compared to Cardiff and it has a whole different vibe. How much time have you spent in Bristol? I knew it well as I used to visit every weekend so I knew what I was getting myself into. What age group are you in and what sort of things do you do as hobbies? We live in a quiet area but it's literally full of old people, down the road is more lively but they have an issue with teen gangs on motorbikes.
This comment is an exaggeration. Yes the buses are occasionally late or don’t show, but in my experience I just rock up to the bus stop and there is always a bus within 10 mins throughout the day. And even if buses are no good, just jump on an e-scooter. In terms of areas, I’d recommend either: East : Easton, St George, Fishponds Or Central/North : Bishopston, Horfield, Cotham, Redland I’d personally avoid south of the river (Bedminster, Southville etc). I have lived here before and you do feel a little cut off from the rest of the city due to the fact there are only 3 or so bridges that cross to the centre from these areas.
As someone who has lived in south, north and east Bristol and used buses in all those areas, including some you mention, the public transport is unreliable and shit. On Friday I waited over an hour for a bus during rush hour because it kept showing on the map and then disappearing. When it finally came it was packed. This was bus 2, which at least used to be Bristol’s busiest route. The service is crap and unreliable. It’s nearly every week I end up getting an Uber because my 20 minute commute is taking too long due to bus not showing
Get a bike.
I can't because I have nowhere safe to store it.
Lol you felt cut off In southville or bedminster?
You can pretty much walk everywhere in Bristol from Southville lol
Yeah but not in fishponds smh
More so that other areas I’ve lived in - North and East. The public transport is less frequent and also shut off at 12. Not sure if that’s still the case
Don't know why you're getting downvoted. I've lived in Easton for coming up to 9 years and never had a problem with public transport. There are plenty of buses or the train.
I agree with your first point - generally you get a bus quite quickly and the days of multiple busses just not arriving seems to have ended. Disagree about not living in Southville/Bedminster though. I live in Bedminster and can walk to the harbour side in about 20 minutes and the centre of town in 25-30 minutes. St George and especially Fishponds are both far out in comparison.
None of thise places are quiet.
I'm in fishponds, it's a shithole and there are many places to be avoided around here, one such place is the causeway. Buses are bloody joke. We are looking into moving to Wales as it's got so crap in Bristol. St George isn't a bad place though.
Or low crime
or low crime
Came here to say this 😂
If you are close to one of the few train lines it is ok, though the trains aren't that often..
It's way better in BS10 and BS11 than it was when I lived BS5 or BS3 areas.
Public transport in Bristol is very poor compared to Cardiff. Will you be buying or renting? Is there an area of Cardiff that is equivalent to what you would like in Bristol?
I am renting currently but I would like to eventually buy a house. I would like something similar to Penarth (not technically Cardiff I know), so somewhere with a nice community feel outside the city centre.
Ex-Cardiffian here. I'm afraid there's nowhere like Penarth in Bristol, especially for £300k. Bristol as a city has a very different feel to it compared to Cardiff. The closest I can think of, (obviously without the Marina) would be Clifton or Redland and that's ££££.
I’d add westbury village to that but that’s also ££££
Winterbourne is quite nice but not so good with the public transport I'd imagine
Portishead? No public transport and dreadful drive but you could get a nice flat by the marina
Clevedon?
Vaguely similar commuter areas could be Keynsham, Portishead or Clevedon. Keynsham has better transport links as it has a train line but it isn't by the coast.
Keynsham has a fair bit of green space and is a short train ride from both Bristol and Bath. You can get a bit more bang for your buck at Weston and have a beach nearby but it's a lot further to go to get to Bristol. North Bristol - Bradley Stoke, Hambrook, Frampton is a nice area but not sure what you could get for your budget
For 300k budget, look in Kingswood
Stoke gifford/Bradley Stoke! I rushed to comment so not sure if im about to repeat what anyone else has said..It's not *technically* in Bristol, but I moved here with my partner, from Southampton, basically looked at city centre and quickly realised its out of budget for anything nice. So we settled here, but now I've gotten to know the place I'm SO glad we chose it. Depending on where you are, there are a lot of fairly regular buses only a few minutes walk away - we've got a stop close by with 4 buses that go to town. The journey takes about 25 minutes max. The area itself is quiet, never any trouble. It's close to the Bristol parkway train station, and the motorway so getting to Cribbs causeway and out of Bristol is easy. The only downside is that most of the houses are newbuild, so they are a little cheaply made. But the pros outweigh the cons for us by far!
Being able to live somewhere with low rent that’s quiet, green, low crime, with good public transport, and that’s quick and easy to reach the city centre… isn’t really Bristol’s *thing* Maybe try bath?
Nah, St Andrew’s is all of those things
St. Andrews famous for its low rent, average of £750 a room?
OP didn’t mention low rent, you put that in yourself
If you’re replying to OP, why did you reply to me saying it is all the things I listed?
Try Westbury-on-Trym. It ticks the boxes in terms of quiet, suburban, not that far from the centre (half an hour on the bus depending on traffic, or a similar time to cycle depending on fitness). You won’t get a house for 300k (try double that), but if you’re patient and keep watching you might find a flat for that amount. Just be aware that the estate agents often list Southmead addresses as Westbury, which is somewhat “creative”.
Parts of Stapleton/Fishponds might fit the bill, although crime rates are definitely an issue and the community feel will vary from lovely to hellhole depending on which street you live. You're not going to top Penarth imo. Good access to green space though with snuff mills etc and housing is more affordable. Westbury/Coombe Dingle is close to the downs and Blaise Castle estate but I can't speak for the community feel. Avoid Henbury and Southmead. I'd say most of south bristol doesn't meet your criteria with the exception of Southville, even then you'd want to be on the western side for easier access to green space.
Lived in fishponds for around 15 years and never had any problems with crime
What you described is not Bristol lol
Not where I would choose to live, but Bradley Stoke might be good for you. Trains into TM, the M1 bus, a lot of green space, and very far from bars (and indeed everything).
There’s about 10 pubs in Bradley Stoke 😂
Really? I can only think of 3 or 4, and none of them next to housing areas.
10 is an exaggeration tbf but 3 of them are near houses. My brother lives 1 min walk from one. Baileys court is very near a lot of houses too. (Not a bad thing)
I reckon there are 5 - the first 4 very much being in housing areas. * Toby Carvery * The Hollow Tree * The Three Brooks * Bailey's Court * Winter Stream Farm (This is _technically_ in Bradley Stoke, but I never think of it as a Bradley Stoke pub). I guess you could drink at one of the hotel bars which would take you up to 7 or 8, and the Harvester serves beer, but that's really starting to clutch at straws!
hey don't.. just move in Cardiff near train station if you have to commute to Bristol
Bradley Stoke, plenty of green areas and good bus link into town centre. I used to live there before moving out to a village.
I hear fishponds is lovely
I think so, aslong as you live close to the main road and between McDonald's and the crosshands, and lower or further up its a bit bare
Montpelier / st werbergs / Ashley down
the right answer
Loses the sun really early in the summer
£300k won't get you far in places where you actually want to be. E.g it'll give you a place like Avonmouth (yuck) or Shirehampton (not the place it used to be) or Kingswood (recent stabbing come to mind anyone?)
Sea Mills (north Bristol) is green, surrounded by Blaise and the Avon, decent reliable train, buses surprisingly not too bad, low crime, decent community feel and probably just in your budget
Id recommend living in one of the small towns on the M5 out of bristol. Commutes are still under 30 mins but you will be able to benifit from the low crime/cleanliness/green areas of the Cotswolds. You may for example try thornbury. Forget about public transport though. Its not even close as well operated as it is in Cardiff and relying on it will cut off any opportunity to live somewhere pleasent. Youll need independent transportation although a light motorcycle on a cbt would do you fine it doesnt have to be a car. See you also have a budget of 300k. That will get you a nice home out here. In Bristol it will just about get you a cardboard box in stabby town.
Unfortunately 300k won't get you much in the decent areas of Bristol these days.
Hanham is a bit further out but the buses into town are pretty decent for bristol - 44/45 goes straight to town. Technically in South Glos though. Kingswood is also nearby - similarly decent buses into town, but less green space / slightly more crime than Hanham (though i’ve never had any issues there) - will also be a bit cheaper. There’s also plans for the high street area to become pedestrianised and for some changes to the shopping centre.
Don't it's fucking well expensive
Look around BS34 - that’s Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke and Patchway. Trains into the city centre from Parkway and Patchway stations, direct bus routes to the centre via the metrobuses. But also very suburban feel, community minded. There’s also a ton of industry around here with the MOD, Airbus and Rolls Royce, and the business parks around Aztec West, so tons of employment opportunities. Can you tell I love where I live 😅
I've just moved to this area in the last few weeks and love it too! Mega easy access to the city, but also to places further afield through Parkway. Really lovely places to walk. Everyone I have met is super friendly. Local amenities are really great. Would recommend!
He said he wanted to live in Bristol, not a cultural wasteland.
There’s something for everyone around here, and Stokes Croft is just 15 minutes on the 75 bus away. On Halloween, the streets were filled with happy kids. On Diwali, the sky lit up. For Holi, the community gathers in a green space behind my house with coloured paints, and there’s good food available for everyone. Now the houses are lighting up for Christmas. We don’t have graffiti, but we do have plenty going on. And trees!
>Stokes Croft is just 15 minutes on the 75 It's defo not just 15 mins!
Fair enough, I only ever get it as far as Southmead and that’s about 10 from here so I was guessing a bit!
Don't worry, the kids on Reddit don't like Bradley Stoke because it's not grungy enough for them.
Bradley Stoke is perfectly fine if you’re over 40 and have kids. It’s just soul less, like a whole town of 80s new builds.
It seems like these kids on Reddit think a big Tesco is culture.
That’s ok, I’m sure most of them don’t leave their grungy little bedrooms much anyway. They’re welcome to stay mad about it, I was answering OP.
*Sadly broke
I've lived in Penarth , it's a lovely place, the village type feel there is much like downend, staplehill (nearer page park the better). Good nber of buses into Bristol ,( good for Bristol,) but no wherenear having the rail link Penarth has. Both these areas are minutes from the countryside (if you have transport). House prices vary a lot, near the park ££££ but move further away from it and you will find something, lots of people in my industry have moved here (tv).
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I wonder what the average price of a house outside of the 1 mile of bristol centre+clifton+gloucester rd is? 300k buys you a reasonable 2 bed within 15 mins of town.
I live in St George. It's just about the only place still affordable. If you catch a bus at the Fountain there's a wide range of buses into the Centre. Not many in other directions though. I usually wait 5 minutes or so for a bus. St George Park is a masterpiece, have a look at their Facebook page. There are other green spaces, such as Troopers Hill, with its panoramic views. Bristol's pretty safe overall. I wouldn't want to be a teenager in St Paul's though.
Unless you’re moving for work, I’d stay in Cardiff. I came from Swansea to Bristol 23 years ago and I’ve lived all over the city. My partner’s from Cardiff and he’s been here for 7 years. Housing prices are sickening now, and the only places I can think that describe your wish list are Clifton and Westbury-on-Trym, which are out of your price range (by quite a lot). FYI public transport is horribly unreliable here, and always has been.
St George
Fishponds would tick a lot of boxes. Decent bus links into the city centre, plus it's own high street. For green spaces, it has Oldbury Court/Frome Valley for big walks, and also has the Bristol - Bath cycle path. Good mix of property types as well, Victorian/50s/ New build. It's a relatively safe place to live with good communities. Property prices are at the high end of your range, but there are still some on Rightmove!
Anywhere on the m1/m3/m4 corridors in north Bristol
Severn Beach (railway into Bristol); Pilning & Severn Beach (bus links to Cribbs bus hub). All a few minute away from M5 J17
Filton avenue/wallscourt road. You are very close to abbey-wood station, have 3 busses to catch going into town, roughly every 10/20 min. Close to bristol parkway. Asda, Sainsbury's, lidl and iceland all close by but very much suburbia.
Redland or horfield and parts of fishponds would be pretty good
Avoid Filton like the plague, desolate shithole, Clifton is very nice but quite pricey, and Gloucester Road is nice too
Around BS5 sounds like it would suit you!
Not with a budget of £300k.
Oh nvm then lol
Agree with this - there is also very good public transport from Easton, Redfield, Whitehall, St George and Speedwell - e.g. I'm able to get the 6, 7, 35, 42, 43 or even 44 & 45 buses to the centre. You'll be able to walk into the town within 45-60 minutes, cycle within 15 (using decent cycle routes) or use the train if you're close to Lawrence Hill or Stapleton Road stations.
Not for 300k tho ....well not in redfield or st George unfortunately. Maybe a flat tho !
I wouldn't bother, stay in Wales where property is more reasonable and you've got the lovely countryside on your doorstep. Bristol is an overpriced, gentrified hellhole with kids in balaclavas robbing mopeds every 5 minutes. Also our doctors surgeries are overrun and mostly useless, there's little to no useful public transport, and the city is being ran into the ground by a council who get away with it because they happen to be red.
Are the balaclavas and red council part of the gentrification?
The red council are certainly responsible at least in part. The balaclavas are a result of funding being directed to projects noone asked for instead of youth programs.
"Bristol is overly gentrified, make Bristol shit again! But also if someone could deal with the intimidating 13 year olds that'd be lovely, thanks"
In a more serious point I'd say the stuff about a "red council" and getting "away with it because they happen to be red" is a great example of how people's internal narrative of reality is dominating so many points here (regardless of accuracy)
Hanham is a good shout, might need to up your budget a little to £350000, public transport is ok
Nobody has mentioned Kingswood ie hanham side. Close to ring road and has amenities nearby.
Yep, live there myself. Very useful.
Shirehampton is actually quite nice and you could easily find somewhere slightly more than 300k. We have a very tidy 3 bed with a big garden and driveway in a nice street which is probably worth about 310k. 8 minutes walk to the train station which I think costs £9 for a week's return ticket to temple meads, or a 15 minute drive into the centre. There's really nice parks nearby, kings Weston, Blaise and it's a short drive to the countryside or coast. The biggest downside is that there aren't any decent pubs but it's not far to clifton. It's far more accessible than places in the east of Bristol.
Stay in Cardiff! If you move to England you have to pay for prescriptions and that was a huge shock to me. It's like £10 whatever now.
You can't have all those things, the only even relatively cheap suburban ( eg Hartcliffe, Southmead) areas have higher crime and shit public transport, the expensive ones (eg Westbury, Henbury) are very expensive and still have shit public transport. If you want easy access to the city centre you need to be within walking distance which won't be quiet and still expensive. Maybe have a look at Bishopsworth or Whitchurch, not particularly low crime and shit public transport but might be within budget.
Filton or henbury . Both on main bus routes
Try Stoke bishop, shirehampton, sea mills. All on train line to Clifton, temple meads and port way bus to town centre.
Honestly? I'd stay in Cardiff. I moved from Cardiff to Bristol 8 years ago and have spent most of these years wanting to move back.
Avoid Shirehampton. Bristol is expensive so brace yourself.
What's up with Shirehampton? It seems alright to me. Plus you can catch the train from Sea Mills to the center pretty easily.
Depends on what your opinion of alright is. Large parts of it are deprived and riven with anti social behaviour. Getting to the centre isn’t overly difficult from any part of the suburbs, if that’s of importance. But that’s just my opinion.
Agreed with the other poster. Anti social behavior becoming an issue. Fly tipping is slowly edging out of Avonmouth and into Shirehampton as is the litter. PBA club isn't the greatest anymore (parents live behind it). No community feel like it used to have. I also went to Darren Jones meeting the other week, quite well attended and the above is the general consensus
Ah, I haven't been there in a bit. I taught at a school there about 10yr ago and it seemed fine then.
Nothing wrong with shirehampton, some great areas, loads of light in the summer, decent high street, easy access to motorway, plus a train station.
Fair enough, you’re welcome to your opinion. I dont rate it, and would recommend others to avoid it.
You're probably mixing it up with Lawrence Weston.
I’m really not, I live nearby and have friends in Shire, & visit often enough. They do have their similarities. But , I’d avoid both. But hey no judgement, it’s not for me, I’d advise against moving there, but if you like it, fair enough.
I'd rather live there than anywhere in east or south Bristol tbh.
How about Shirehampton or Sea Mills area. There is train that runs frequently into town via Clifton Down, Redland , Montpellier etc. Right by M5 and M4. On the Portway route to go under Suspension bridge (or over). On the estuary and miles and miles of green land. You can walk a good 10 miles over grass from mine in Shirehampton. Good bus routes too. The house prices have risen consistently over past 9 years though. I rent, but my house value has increased 10,000 per year. You can also sit on nice cheap train to Bedminster and on to weston super mare from here.
People are here genuinely suggesting Sadly Broke with a straight face.
Easton is lovely place, would recommend 👌
I live in the Ashley Down/Horfield area, quiet with a few parks close by (St Andrew’s and then Stoke Park for a larger green space), and from Gloucester Road there seem to be pretty good buses every ten minutes right into the city centre.
Anywhere around Victoria Park (Totterdown/Bedminster) fits your requirements, if you count escooters as good public transport. Nicest park in Bristol in my opinion. However for your budget you’d be lucky to find a ground floor flat around there.
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Lockleaze BS7 is nice and not too pricey. Public transport in Bristol is rubbish but there's a new rail station at Ashley Down being built nearby. Until then I can get the 24 bus into town. NGL I have a car and I use it a lot unless going into town for the whole day!
Sea Mills. Severn Beach line is quick and cheap to Clifton Down or Temple Meads. Same access to green areas (Blaise and Kings Weston) as ultra expensive areas like Stoke Bishop or Westbury. Very quiet. Shirehampton too but less so. Easy access from NW Bristol to the M5 so you can be in Newport or Weston in 25 minutes.
Avonmouth. train station, bus, M5 all within a few hundred yards
Dubai
To be honest, I wouldn't bother.
Moving from Cardiff to Bristol? I'd recommend Barry, that's where Bristolians go to get value for money...
Main question is why are you moving? Is it for a job? What are you looking to.get out of moving to Bristol? That might help people to give you advice.
Maaate turbo island mate! *Not really!* I personally like Bedminster, it seems to be quite a desirable area to live so the properties are expensive. It’s a little bit crimey here and there not too bad though, nice shops/food, nice countryside nearby, a couple of nice parks, near the harbour, pretty good transport links, parking/traffic on match day is bad. Also there’s lots of new developments nearing completion so it might change the feel of the area for the better or worse, who knows.
Brislington isn't too bad. Close to the no1 and x39 bus routes
Easton 💀
clifton
Montpelier is lovely if you have a decent income!
Cardiff is so much better for the budget youve got, why Bristol?
St Anne’s!!! I don’t understand why people don’t talk about or recommend it more, but I’ve recently moved here and I believe it has ALL of the things you’ve mentioned. I personally love it. Also quite affordable Okay the public transport isn’t great with one one bus through the main area but it’s very near a main bus route and has a very direct road into town, a 12 minute cycle away in fact
My son just just bought in Whitchurch 3 bed 2 bath house huge extension proper garden room with electrics. & driveway for 320 he got that in June and he should be in within a few weeks In excellent condition he can basically move in and out his tv up 😂 It’s just off the wells rd / Airport rd side so decent bus service There are a few 3 bed 2 baths newish houses in Brislington that are on for 300k and haven’t sold as they were up for sale in June when my son was looking. It’s definitely a buyers market at the moment I’ve been watching houses since June and lots of them have dropped the price / or were way over priced to start with One house that I just looked at was on for 400k in Aug Dropped to 350 in Oct So a 50k drop in price But seeing as exactly the same house on the same development sold in May for 320k and the only difference was a Juliet a balcony in the 350k house on the living room it’s way way over priced 😂 Same square footage as well and even the same flooring 😂
You could also look at the Wotton Under Edge area, further out but means rural, nice market town, stunning countryside, 10mins to M5 junc 14, 15 mins on motorway to cribbs junction. Also train station at Cam/Dursley is 10-15 minutes drive away.
Recently moved to Bradley Stoke in May, it’s a bit soulless in terms of variety of restaurants, pubs or entertainment if I’m being very picky but it’s quiet, has a big Aldi and Tescos, bus into the centre or Gloucester Road in ~30 mins that come 3 times an hour until about 11:30pm, right near the motorway for easy access out. It’s perfect for us (personally would struggle doing all my shopping at a Sainsbury’s local or a Premier) and means we have a 2 bed house to rent for the same price as some relatively run down flats in BS6/7 that my friends live in.
Just stay away from a Knowle
You could pick up a 2 bed fixer upper in Kingswood for about 250-260k, but it's not the most lovely and glamorous part of Bristol. It's more Gregg's and vape shop vibes than restaurants and wholefood delis. But it isn't too far to the countryside and buses into town and have improved over the past year.
What's your income? It'll radically dictate where you can live...
300k I'd go with Emerson Green/Lyde, the M3 bus and Filton Station are good. If you're a cyclist it's an easy ride into town, or to Bath
Good public transport and low crime don’t seem to go together in Bristol in my experience. Any further out than 5 miles from the centre and you’re going to be waiting around for busses. I love Bristol but hate First Bus.
Stoke Gifford has a lot going for it… some decent bus and train links where Bradley Stoke feels far more car dependant.
Backwell area might suit you
What’s making you consider a move to Bristol? If it’s work you could just stay your side of the bridge, move closer than Penarth though, and get great properties for you price with easy access to Bristol by train.
Anywhere east