just bought a house their, looks very nice! anyone got any opinions?

Debouncer lives in Beighton, PM him and get his views.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
Debouncer lives in Beighton, PM him and get his views.
It' 'DaBouncer' :P and I do not live in beighton at all Mr Racer.

I live in Sothall which is close to Beighton. Beighton's pretty cool. no problems i can think of. Quiet area and nice folk.

Picked a good un there mate!

its always been "suff-all" for me (or sue-thall)

Originally posted by Spacehopper
8) Nah Den Ace.........



DB........I agree with you on a lot of things and you sound like a decent bloke, but I've got to take issue with you on this one!

Sothall is IN Beighton. I believe it is snobbery that makes people say that they live in Sothall (new posh houses) rather than Beighton (old village). Also Sothall is pronounced "Sue-te"; I can accept "Suthell", but anyone who tries to call it "South Hall" wants shooting!

Regards,

Spacehopper.
I always pronounce it 'suthall', not poncy Soth Hall lardee dar!

Sothall is not in Beighton mate, beighton is the old village. Sothall was the new housing estate created alongside Beighton.

Sothall is it's own area, as is Mosborough, Hackenthorpe, Westfield, Beighton, Owlthorpe and Waterthorpe.

I can prove it... just need to look at a map!

So I'm a snob for saying I live in Sothall which is ANOTHER area to Beighton?

So saying we're from south yorkshire rather than Derbyshire... is that snobery too? Cos Sheffield was part of North Derbyshire a few hundred years ago. Old maps dontmean poop I'm afraid.

Boundaries change... I live in Sothall...which isn;t Beighton! Bu so what... Beighton's a well nice area. I wouldn't mind either! Just facts are... Sothall is indeed different!

Mr 'Wooduss' dweller :P

TRUE spacehopper southall is in Beighton,as in the village of Beighton,ask this snob or new comer to the village how long hes lived there and why is the name southall called,also southall came-about as a estate of houses,and brfore that well he will have to ask in the village of beighton but a clue ,it begins with water.lived in beighton over 40 yrs,so the racer lives on a estate in beighton.

well aside from your boundary issues :) sounds like i made a good choice? any1 know what the royal oak pub is like?

its ok nice place we got a few pubs in the village,and your a short walk to rother valley park and crystal peaks,and the tram to sheffield ,cant beat the beighton area all my family live there now and were happy with the village,you made a good choice.

Originally posted by George
TRUE spacehopper southall is in Beighton,as in the village of Beighton,ask this snob or new comer to the village how long hes lived there and why is the name southall called,also southall came-about as a estate of houses,and brfore that well he will have to ask in the village of beighton but a clue ,it begins with water.lived in beighton over 40 yrs,so the racer lives on a estate in beighton. Na Na George, you got me all wrong.
I live in Longley and i said its Dabouncer that lives in Beighton, but wether DB lives in Sothall (Southall)or Beighton my point is that he would be a good start to give reliable information on the area Spoonz has just moved into.

Originally posted by George
TRUE spacehopper southall is in Beighton,as in the village of Beighton,ask this snob or new comer to the village how long hes lived there and why is the name southall called,also southall came-about as a estate of houses,and brfore that well he will have to ask in the village of beighton but a clue ,it begins with water.lived in beighton over 40 yrs,so the racer lives on a estate in beighton.
So I'm a snob because I live in Sothall? Not Beighton... SOTHALL.
Sothall is seperate to Beighton, look on ANY map of Sheffield, ANY postal letter and you'll see the same. Sothall not Beighton.

I would gladly say I lived in beighton if it were true, but it aint so deal with it. Boundaries change as I've stated earlier.

You've obviously got some issues here that i wont open up, it seems to be sore point with you... probably some childhood psychological thing :P :lol:

I couldn't give a rats, if it helps you sleep at night associating Sothall with Beighton as the same area... so be it mate. i have no problems with that.

But please dont refer to me as a snob because my opinion happens to differ to yours. Besides I'm Originally from Gleadless Valley or 'the slums' so posh/snob I aint! 8)

hopefully will get up at the weekend for the first of nodoubt many reccies to the area. looking for a 3, hopefully 4 bed and have around 170-200k to spend. currently live on a new estate and nodoubt will end up in another. ( i beleive the area we are looking at has many new estates ) . i have a few q's that hopefully someone can help with.

1. i have read many posts on here talking of the benifits of being west of the center of sheffield. would it be fair to then presume that there are many "undesirable" area's to the south and east bordering up to the new estates around the crystal peak area. if so could someone give me some pointers.

2. one of our main concerns is a good secondary school. apparently the aston comp is the "local" catchment school in the area ( for aston / aughauton) anyway. does anyone know how good this school is ( don't completely trust just loooking a league tables ). also is this the local secondary for the beighton area.

3. are there any high crime anomilies in the area. the general stats show it to be around average, but these are fairly generic and do not allow for "blackspots". again, any pointers appreciated

3. if, plan "A", to look at the crystal peaks area fall's through for whatever reson, can someone suggest another area ( we don't want to be in the center of the city ) . obviously west side seems to be the general concensus but i don't know if we are in the ballpark financially with 200k to get into a good area with a good school. /

plz add any other advice you may think useful...

cheers

Aston Comp - it's near my mate Dave's so it must be ok......thank yewwwwwwww

I've lived at Aston now for 15 years and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

My daughter went to Aston Comp, got good A level grades, and went on to Uni. As with any school of this size, it has its undesireables but the headteacher Mr Light keeps a good school.

As far as the Aston area is concerned, I don't know of any particular crime blackspots.

Hope this helps

If you're looking at Beighton, Woodhouse is probably worth a glance too. We have a train station that gets you to town in 10mins, Meadowhall in 20.

Use 'search' to find loads of info on Woodhouse.

I know a few people that went to Aston and they turned out okay. Anecdotes are only of so much use though.
Aston is pretty good in terms of road links being close to both the beighton bypass and the M1.
I think (i could be wrong) that Beighton must feed a different comprehensive. I know that when my Mum grew up there they went to Weston Park (I think that's what it was called) but it's closed now. Beighton might feed to Eckington Comprehensive.

I'd have said on balance that Aston was the nicer or more desirable of the two.

i used to live in Beighton and went to westfield comp, was alright at the time, some new bits but a lot old and callapsing bits! I hear its got much worse now tho, so go for Aston com Failing that, wales bar, a bit further out but a fantastic school, knew a few who went there

Originally posted by lara
i used to live in Beighton and went to westfield comp, was alright at the time, some new bits but a lot old and callapsing bits! I hear its got much worse now tho

They're actually building a new Westfield school over the next few years.

I used to live in Aston and went to Aston Comp. There was a bus full of kids from Beighton came to Aston. Aston is a Rotherham school, Westfield is a Sheffield school.

Aston/Aughton are nice areas, there is some crime but I don't it's any worse than anywhere else. I don't know of any particular blackspots, although if I was looking for a house for myself, I'd probably avoid those that back onto recreation grounds.

Local shopping facilities at Swallownest are quite good (although Tesco didn't get planning permission :( ). You're close to Crystal Peaks and the M1/M18, and about 40 minutes drive from the city centre in rush hour, 20 minutes otherwise. You're close to Rother Valley and Ulley Country Parks.

Which area of Aston/Aughton are you looking at?

Bubble, if you want, send me a PM with any other questions about the area.

lots of good info here to mull over. thks for the offer andy. i think i may have more q following our trip up, hopefully this weekend.

after looking at the map again last night. i was wondering what the area's that butt up to the beighton / aston / aughton where like ? small towns swalowed up in sheffields past expansion or council estates

noticed the names, handsworth, woodhouse & mosborough which definatley look like borough's.

then there was also the small villages/towns of eckington, kilamarsh, wales, and treeton.

just wondering about the outlying area's fro a "neighbours point of view"

Woodhouse is a large village, thank you. Many sandstone villagey properties, but much in the way of newer development too. A good mix.

It has the obligatory (in Sheffield) council estate embedded in it too, known as the Badger Estate.

We find it's in just the right spot for getting into town and getting away from it all. Look at your map again. We're surrounded by some beautiful countryside, acessed by a 2 minute walk.

"Badger estate". now why does that make me feel uneasy ......

not to say that all council estates are "bad" .....

could anyone elaborate a little plz. let's start with if local's take nightly tours of the surrounding area, picking up "after dark bargins" .... and the 12-18yr olds "own" the streets after dark.

u r typical nightmare scenario.....


if anyone could give the same sort of info on handsworth, ,mosborough, eckington, kilamarsh, wales, and treeton.

As i mentioned in a previous post, i'm trying to get an idea of the boundry area's butting up to beighton, aston and aughton

Well, yes. There's a big fence around the areas you mention, and anybody you feel you may not like is added to a list when you purchase your home to prevent them from driving down your street.

get real

Beighton is the most desirable of the Sheffield villages, where the mining community are particularly well off, as the mines in that neighbourhood were diamond mines.

Aston and Aughton are so exclusive that you have to present your passport and proof of a previous exclusive postcode before an offer is accepted on a property.

Happy house hunting!

PS You'd fit in well in Ecclesall :mad: next door to t020 (if you could afford it! :D )

well ain't u the badest boy on the board. get off u r soapbox strix.

i grew up in a pit village, gobbled dust on a coal face and got up to allsorts on a nightly basis. So you can cut the "citizen smith" bull**** with me mate.

I just don't want my kids hanging out with the wrong crowd and would rather not get banged up myself for giving some kid a clip for trying to nick my car. now u can deny it all u like but we all know there's more chance of this if you live next door to a rough council estate.

u see the general idea is to try and set the stage in order to give the kids a good chance of getting on in life and hopefully do better than what u did ( it's a parent thing). although nower days it's more a case of keeping them away from drugs, knives and guns.

my q's may not be very PC ( although i though i had made the effort ) but i would rather find out about these things before i consider buying in the area.

i take it from u r comments i should look out for u if i drive thru the "badger". I'll wave from my bentley .........LOL

I'd say you have a very big chip on u r shoulder mate ......

none of those villages or ex-villages have any particularly bad reputation, I think all of them have some sort of council housing within them, but there's no areas I ever heard I should particularly avoid or not leave my car in after dark.
Within each of them there will be some nicer areas and some less nice areas, i'm sure you can work out which are which based on the house pricing.
There are also local crime statistics available on the web for most places, give google a shot and see what it comes up with.

Of the ones mentioned Treeton would probably be my choice in the new development right up at the top of the village. The pricing starts at around 200k though.

You might want to add Whiston to your list of villages as well, nice village, top of the parkway and also convenient for Rotherham, but actually pretty much in the countryside.

Originally posted by bubble
lots of good info here to mull over. thks for the offer andy. i think i may have more q following our trip up, hopefully this weekend.

after looking at the map again last night. i was wondering what the area's that butt up to the beighton / aston / aughton where like ? small towns swalowed up in sheffields past expansion or council estates

noticed the names, handsworth, woodhouse & mosborough which definatley look like borough's.

then there was also the small villages/towns of eckington, kilamarsh, wales, and treeton.

just wondering about the outlying area's fro a "neighbours point of view"

Originally posted by bubble
well ain't u the badest boy on the board. get off u r soapbox strix.

i take it from u r comments i should look out for u if i drive thru the "badger". I'll wave from my bentley .........LOL

I'd say you have a very big chip on u r shoulder mate ......

I'll just pause and listen to all of my fellow forumers laughing at that one :hihi:

You just can't help some people :rolleyes:

Of course, I'd rely more on a map than other's personal experience when investing in property. :loopy: :hihi:

I wouldn't want you as a neighbour as you are so offensive :P I hear Leeds is nice :thumbsup:

Bubble I PM'd u

You will get kids where ever you live... all towns & cities have good & bad parts of living... Sometimes there is no getting away from it...

My sister happens to live in Beighton... I would say it is a lovely place to live...

Originally posted by Angel05
You will get kids where ever you live... all towns & cities have good & bad parts of living... Sometimes there is no getting away from it...

My sister happens to live in Beighton... I would say it is a lovely place to live...

Most sensible thing I've heard - Beighton is lovely, more precisely Sothall . Killamarsh not bad, Wales lovely, Treeton lovely, Aston not keen, Aughton nothing special.

Originally posted by Lindseyw
Most sensible thing I've heard - Beighton is lovely, more precisely Sothall . Killamarsh not bad, Wales lovely, Treeton lovely, Aston not keen, Aughton nothing special.

See? Or does the map win over that opinion too?

Originally posted by Strix
See? Or does the map win over that opinion too?

What do you mean Strix ?

Originally posted by Lindseyw
What do you mean Strix ?
Originally posted by bubble
after looking at the map again last night. i was wondering what the area's that butt up to the beighton / aston / aughton where like ? small towns swalowed up in sheffields past expansion or council estates

noticed the names, handsworth, woodhouse & mosborough which definatley look like borough's.

then there was also the small villages/towns of eckington, kilamarsh, wales, and treeton.

just wondering about the outlying area's fro a "neighbours point of view"

Which I found rather short sighted, and the response to the information I offered was offensive.

Ahh I see - I was giving my info based on actually living here :)

Originally posted by Lindseyw
Ahh I see - I was giving my info based on actually living here :)

I was too (until I got sarcastic)

Apparently I now live on the Badger :hihi:

LOL !! Ah well could be worse :)

I think the only way you may possible get rid of kids an trouble these days is to live totally in the sticks away from neighbouring houses etc... i dont really think that kinda property would come cheap mind... :?

Originally posted by Lindseyw
LOL !! Ah well could be worse :)

NO! NO! Not The Manor! :shocked: NO! I don't live there either! :shocked: :hihi:

Originally posted by Strix
NO! NO! Not The Manor! :shocked: NO! I don't live there either! :shocked: :hihi:

I know that - Betwixt is no where near the Manor :hihi:

Originally posted by Lindseyw
I know that - Betwixt is no where near the Manor :hihi:

We have such an exclusive postcode: BE2 1XT :hihi:

Funny !!!!:clap: :clap:

strix, i'm embarrased for u.
have u ever thought of channeling all that anger into getting out of wherever u are living. u obviously have an unhealthy hangup about it. If i promise to join the communist party will u play nice ...

p.s don't forget to toss a few more logs in the oil drum and swear at the 9-5 rich folk when they drive past......


everyone else...... big thks. Thats the sort info i was after all along. It will be a great help.

:loopy:

Well hopefully that was a last post :thumbsup:

Thinking about viewing a house there .... but not sure of the area.....

any feedback would be appreciated.

Louise

I feel that Beighton is fine. Low crime figures (i'd guess as i live closeish), although transport links are not the best unless you're close to the Peaks tram stop.

My understanding is that many young couples and families are moving there and Beighton is much busier than it used to be. However like all areas certina streets/roads are better than others.

Thanks for that info. I don't suppose you know which roads are bad, I'm looking at a house on Tye rd (nr the HIgh St)?
Thanks

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I dont know Tye Road with looking Lou, but looking at them map and what's around it i would say it's fine/nice in that area.

Although dont hold me to it :D

I feel that Beighton is fine. Low crime figures (i'd guess as i live closeish), although transport links are not the best unless you're close to the Peaks tram stop.

My understanding is that many young couples and families are moving there and Beighton is much busier than it used to be. However like all areas certina streets/roads are better than others.

I'd like to say that I live in Beighton just off School Road. I moved from Wales (the village not the other place) which I is where my parents still live. Beighton, is a nice place and quite popular with young couples and families. Oh, and I know there'll be a modern & beautifully decorated 3-bed semi on the Broomwood estate coming up for sale in a few months time :wink:

Hi, I live just off school road in beighton too, nice place to live really, never had any cause to complain. Also is that a new school they are building across from the belfry pub at sothall?

Also is that a new school they are building across from the belfry pub at sothall?

It certainly is. The new Westfield school.