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Moving to Southampton - areas to avoid?

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Degudodger:
Considering moving to Southampton as we can't justify paying Winchester prices however i'm unsure these days where the "good" parts are or places to avoid.

Places to avoid i gather are - Thornhill, Shirley warren, Lordshill, Millbrook, and Western.

Any recommendations?

Dave J:
Sorry - can't help you with the 'nice' areas, but you can add Portswood to the list of areas to avoid. I say this as it was where I lived in Southampton in my student days...

Degudodger:
Cheers Dave. Must admit that even after living in Winchester for 20 years i'm a little unknowing about Southampton and only hear the horror stories.

Mandy:
I lived in Winchester for 11 years, right in the city centre, before moving toward Southampton way. I can't think of any 'nice' areas close to Southampton centre that I'd like to live in. Maybe consider the outskirts eg Hedge End (easy access to M27, train station, Peter Cooper lol!), Horton Heath, Chilworth. North Baddesley...

stealthwolf:
Portswood and Highfield are student areas. Swaythling and Basset are nice.
Weston, St Marys and Shirley/Millbrook are rough areas.
Chandler's Ford is nice, as is Hedge End.

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