Hi,
My boyfriend and I are starting to think of locations to buy our first house in the Sheffield/Rotherham/Barnsley area as we’ve both recently got jobs in Elsecar & Rotherham (by Magma) but are torn between staying around Huddersfield (where his family and friends are) and Sheffield (where some of my friends are planning to move to). Does anyone have any recommendations of areas to consider or avoid?
Ideally we’re looking for something out of the city centre (we’ve lived around Ecclesall Road and Hunters Bar areas when we were at university) which would be a suitable location for when we start a family. We have lots of family and friends in Huddersfield/Calderdale so we’ve so far thought of looking into Penistone/Stockbridge areas so we can get the best of all worlds with commute, distance from family and still being able to access the city centre. Saying that we don’t really know the non-student areas of Sheffield well and don’t know Rotherham or Barnsley at all.
At the moment our budget is looking to be around £200K max for a 3 bed semi which is probably a lot to ask for a lot of areas and will probably end up being the deciding factor of whether we stay put or move towards Sheffield. We’re luckily in a position at the moment where if it’s not going to be possible to find something within budget we can stay put while we increase our budget.
