amazon123 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I'm of an age where my friends are looking to get on the property ladder, with a view to the standard 3-bed terrace with a loft conversion and a small back garden. Where would people say are good areas to buy? As far as I can tell, the options for pleasant, safe, middle-class (sorry for any perceived snobbery) areas are pretty much limited to the neighbourhoods between 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock on a clock face, from Meersbrook in the south-west to Walkley in the north-west, so basically: Meersbrook, parts of Nether Edge, Sharrow Vale/Hunter's Bar, Greystones, Crookes, Nether Green, Walkley (I don't mention areas like Fulwood, Millhouses, Dore etc. because they don't have this kind of housing stock). Is this short-sighted? It seems Sheffield is a very split city socially, whereas other cities have lots of pockets of prosperity and deprivation that bunch up against each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Woodseats ....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogg Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Dead right mate. Cheaper bits are on the edges and the best bits are in the middle. Walkley and Meersbrook are affordable, but would not discount Woodseats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes that's pretty much bang on. Exactly what I did. They are great houses and will serve you well. As well as Woodseats I'd include Lower Walkley down to Langsett Rd too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng46 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 +1 for Walkley & Lower Walkley down to Langsett Road Very quiet, next to the tram, buses through, 1-2 miles from city centre, nice and quiet pubs (Blake is one of the best in the city?), good primary school, still affordable prices, mainly families and elders around (last few years young professionals choose this area), big tesco and other supermarkets close and Hillsborough is next to you if you want more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer79 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I've lived in Woodseats since I was a kid and there's no end of houses like that to choose from and I'd consider the area pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwl182 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 If you're dead set on a terraced house then I'd go for Greystones, near Endcliffe Park, Banner Cross and Eccy Rd, which really is the place to be in Sheffield. It feels like the beating heart when you're there. You're right to focus on the third of Sheffield you are doing, because the other two thirds is grim and depressing. Don't feel guilty about it, it's just how Sheffield has evolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthetyne Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 It all depends if you are a young professional or not ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owethemnowt Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Who is buying the house? You don't state that you are but have 'friends' who are looking. Are they incapable? Or is this simply a wind-up? Hence, the side swipe at Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin6 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 It depends on what you can afford, if you cant get together £200k you aren't buying a house in those areas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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