Greengeek Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Whoo. Manor Top and Arbourthorne in spitting distance. Where do I sign? Having lived on the Manor, Greystones, Walkley and now Loxley I can say it's definitely better in the nicer areas. To coin the cliche, the only ones who are jealous and think that it's snobby are the are the ones who can't afford it. I spent at least 15 years in Greystones, there were a couple of bad apples but everyone else was nice and friendly, well educated, had good jobs and you could walk the streets at night perfectly safely. We only ever had one car broken into, and that was at the start of the Land Rover stealing spree. I could leave my bikes out all night and they would still be there in the morning. How long would they last out in S2? It's twice as expensive as it's at least twice as nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasd75 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We've been looking for a house the last couple of months, nothing special, just a 3 bedder with a garden and maybe some parking. S10 and S11 were out of reach, S17 a bit too far from 'the action' and not too keen on S7. So we found the best compromise to be S8. I think it's the best value in the city as you get to feel like to actually live in Sheffield (not just in surburbia) and you get a detached house for S10/11 terrace money. Every ones a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc55 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We've been looking for a house the last couple of months, nothing special, just a 3 bedder with a garden and maybe some parking. S10 and S11 were out of reach, S17 a bit too far from 'the action' and not too keen on S7. So we found the best compromise to be S8. I think it's the best value in the city as you get to feel like to actually live in Sheffield (not just in surburbia) and you get a detached house for S10/11 terrace money. Every ones a winner. interesting, but all depends on the actual area within the catchment PC - we just moved out of S11 and into S8 ... the house in S8 was almost double that of S11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabM Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 That's what a couple of S10 estate agents said - there's good schools in especially the S10 area, people want their kids to go to good schools so compete for the houses which pushes the price up. Same with central Dore apparently. I rented in S10 when I moved to Sheffield and would have liked to stay there but bought a nice 4-bed detached in S35 and still got 3 good schools that my daughter got to chose from and she got in the 1st choice and is doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 However, today it's more the traffic smog that blights the Sheffield suburbs, especially towards the lower, mostly east, side of the city. On many days looking down from Ringinglow you can see the yellow cloud hanging over the Don valley. It doesn't need pollution readings to see that can't be good. Today, maybe- but that's not why the S/SW was always favoured by the more wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S10mainly Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I don't think the houses are over-priced but they are rather expensive - There is a difference. Like others have said the prices in S10 are driven by the schools available the high numbers of students who stay on affter completing thier degrees and want to live in the area they are already familiar with Closeness to the West End Hospitals, University and City Centre Closeness to the Peak District Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueleopard Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 If property in S10/S11 is still being bought, then it is not overpriced. That's exactly right. Anything is worth what someone is willing to pay. If people want to live in those areas and pay for doing so then the price is right. James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Houses are overpriced nationwide. They increased in price by 300% whilst wages did didly squat. This was due to irresponsible lending, by both people and banks. You can still legally take out a mortgage without proof of income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1978 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Houses are overpriced nationwide. They increased in price by 300% whilst wages did didly squat. This was due to irresponsible lending, by both people and banks. You can still legally take out a mortgage without proof of income. It's not illegal to lend money without taking security. It's stupid to lend money without checking the borrower can afford to repay. It's naive to buy a property on mortgage without having an assured income to cover long term repayments. Sadly, marketing and sales tactics preyed on gullibility and greed to have something now, whilst short-term bonuses ensured blind eyes were turned to the inevitable consequences. House prices are likely to stagnate until incomes catch up with house prices. In some areas they already have. Like some areas of London favoured by Russian and Arab oligarchs! Locally, we'll see continued polarisation until income levels generally pick up. This will be decades on current trends - unless, maybe, we can persuade those oligarchs to buy in east Sheffield. We walked the coastal path from Whitby to Robin Hoods Bay recently and passed through a trailer park of neat mobile homes. There were some really nice brand new ones on sale at £31,000, sited. Reminded me of the 1940's prefabs some will remember. They weren't all so bad if well maintained. Maybe we should accept that if folks want 'affordable' housing they'll have to accept a solution like that instead of expecting a 3 or 4 bedroomed semi in a popular location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Houses are overpriced nationwide. They increased in price by 300% whilst wages did didly squat. This was due to irresponsible lending, by both people and banks. You can still legally take out a mortgage without proof of income. Not 'overpriced' [see post #17] but increasiningly unaffordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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