Ramsgate - would you live here?
andallthatjazz
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Some of you here might be aware of my previous threads re locations to live. Now after almost 33 properties search in diff counties for almost 3 mos, we think we found the one and it is in Ramsgate, specifically Margate Road.
It is a nice Victorian house with contemporary interior which is what sold it for me, the kitchen esp is fabulous.
We've driven around Ramsgate which looks OK, at least there is Waitrose and we saw Royal Esplanade which is beautiful, it's like a diff city altogether.
We made an offer, however there is this niggling feeling about the location/street where the house is that I feel I still need to be convinced.
Any of you know Ramsgate well and your opinion of Margate Road pls.
It is a nice Victorian house with contemporary interior which is what sold it for me, the kitchen esp is fabulous.
We've driven around Ramsgate which looks OK, at least there is Waitrose and we saw Royal Esplanade which is beautiful, it's like a diff city altogether.
We made an offer, however there is this niggling feeling about the location/street where the house is that I feel I still need to be convinced.
Any of you know Ramsgate well and your opinion of Margate Road pls.
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What are you actually looking for in this move? Good schools, peace and quiet or lively area, how many beds, budget, low crime rates etc.
The Broadstairs/Ramsgate borders are nice and so are the little roads off and around college road.
I wouldnt recommend Minster, its in the middle of nowhere and has nothing there.
Snob!:D Our local Waitrose is just 5 minute walk from Morrisons, Wilkinson and some Pound shops etc
It is very quiet but only a few minutes drive to Ramsgate.
I know it's usually location location location 1st and then the property itself. But in this case I really felt in love with the Victorian house and it's interiors ( in East Dulwich where we currently live, this type of property is priced anywhere bet 695k - nearly 1m) and then we consider the area after.
Yes it is on the main road but otherwise it is an ok road and you can walk to Ramsgate train st & park free or drive for less than 5 mins. The one thing though is that the street is just houses and no trees or any greens...apart from the front of each of the Victorian houses & I think there are only about 9 or 11 of this type of house on the one side of the road. It feels a little bland for me and that's because where we are right now we're spoilt with greens around us not to mention we are parallel opp the park.
Anyway I think I still have to give this one some serious thinking and consideration.
have you looked around the park area, cant remember the name of the roads off the top of my head, they are big grand houses
Ramsgate is sandy Margate was tacky with a nice beach.
Broadstairs is nice.
Do not go anywhere near Sheerness.
St lawrence/ellington or there's King george 5th the other side of ramsgate.
Ellington Im thinking of the roads round there, and also Vale Square is lovely round there if you get a house that hasnt been converted.
Just stay away from newington estate and nixon avenue and you'll be ok ;-)
There are some rough parts of Ramsgate, also some nice bits, it is so easy for shops, train, parking etc, but not as pretty as Broadstairs, which is lovely, Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs are so close to one another though.
I have so many friends here, much more than when I lived in Surrey, walking on the beach with or without a dog, I am never without someone to chat to.
Could you short term rent somewhere until you adjust to the different parts of Thanet before you commit to buying a house? At least you can familiarise yourself with the different towns.
Yep, definitely.
On this map, everything between Newington Rd and the A256 avoid.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ramsgate/@51.344496,1.386425,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d94cd3255c6b75:0x579401fdfa599855
I live quite close to where it says B2014 ^_^, It used to be awful here, Sure it's a bit run down but it has improved over the last ten years as a lot of the trouble families have been somewhat dispersed instead of huddled together.
Newington Centre today.
They've got a bit more done now
I went through a few weeks back, First time in about ten years, I used to live up the road when newington was at it's worst ^_^
It wasn't me
I live in Ramsgate
Jobs are a bit scarce though Im struggling to find work so be prepared if you are going to move. Margate Road is quite busy but the places along there are very nice to live in.
All in all Ramsgate is a friendly seaside town
What are you on about, Ramsgate is fine and heaps better than Margate and then you recommend Deal of all places
Me best mate lived on Nixon Avenue his brother and mum still live there, its quietened down lots now it used to be rough there was always cars on fire or fights going on but now I walk through there at night and nowt happens just a couple of chavs near the shop up the road thats it.
Newington still a bit of a trouble spot but pretty much derelict isnt it? used to visit my grandad he lived in St Johns ave was always dead rough round there same around Melbourne Ave and Dunedin Road
Margate is a ghost town and an utter shit dip! quite right! Ramsgate and Broadstairs are best places in Thanet to visit, Minnis Bay is lovely too just off Birchington