Friday Fives – family friendly hotspots for commuters

Earlier in the week, a report from New Family Investments suggested that – looking at factors such as school scores, childcare provision, crime figures and property affordability – Wokingham is the best location to bring up a family.

What went unreported but is equally interesting is that the same study also looked at commuter towns and picked out the highest scoring postcodes in their figures which were within 15 miles i.e. relatively easy reach of major city centres. Bristol scored particularly well with four entries in the top 11 and here is a selection of homes from each of the top five:

Bingham NG13 (near Nottingham)
What: 4 bedroom detached house (pictured top)
Where: Banks Crescent, Bingham NG13
Price: £250,000
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Chandlers Ford SO53 (near Southampton)
What: 3 bedroom semi detached house
Where: Mead Road, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire SO53
Price: £269,950
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Bere Alston PL20 (near Plymouth)
What: 2 bedroom terraced house
Where: Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon PL20
Price: £109,000
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Broughton Astley LE9 (near Leicester)
What: 6 bedroom detached house
Where: Main Street, Broughton Astley, Leicester LE9
Price: £289,950
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Bradley Stoke BS32 (near Bristol)
What: 2 bedroom terraced house
Where: Foxcroft Close, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32
Price: £139,995
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