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Looking at possible employment options.
Considering doing a long distance commute for a job in the centre of Liverpool.
Probably 3 or 4 days in Liverpool, the rest working from home in the North East.
Don't know the area at all.
Ideally a budget of £500 but could go to £700.
Would like to be within 10 miles, so a nice easy cycle commute.
Also, would prefer to be on the east side to make my long commute easier.
Rainhill ticks a few boxes. What's it like?
Any recommendations?
Grew up in nearby Huyton and still got a bit of family around there (Whiston/Prescot) - all much of a muchness with most of the surrounding area tbh, from what I recall. 'Alright' but nothing special.
It's a decent old hike into the centre of Liverpool from there mind, and unless you've a particular reason to not be closer in, that's certainly what I'd be looking at doing.
Aigburth's quite nice - student central, Childwall too would be worth a look.
Personally, I've always had the thought that if you're going to be stuck living/working in a city, you might as well live IN the city and get the most of all that brings - i.e. shorter commute/less time stuck in traffic or on public transport, convenience of stuff being on the doorstep etc.
Rainhill is ok. I'd go around Sefton Park/Aigburth area if I were you. Much more going on. Not too far from city centre. Lark Lane is full of bars and restaurants and really cosmopolitan. Rainhill is just suburbia with nothing else to do there. South Liverpool on the other hand is a cracking place to live, loads of parks, great people, not too much crime that will affect you.
But then I would say that as I live in Childwall and I'm a Toxteth boy...
Avoid anywhere north of Edge Lane and you'll be fine.
Cycling in from Rainhill every day is eminently doable but will take you through the (ahem!) 'lovely' areas of Huyton, Page Moss, Dovecot, Old Swan and Kensington. Throughly depressing and not something I'd want to have to do every day. A commute in from Aigburth on the other hand will take you right along the riverfront.
Thanks for the information.
Aigburth sounds like a good choice.
Yep what Loddrik says. I was born and grew up in Fazakerley, I wouldnt recommend it. Live in Gods chosen acre now (Wirral) so still nearby.
Another vote for Aigburth, I was born there and grew up for a short time there, before becoming part of the Cheshire set!(More tiny village than mock Tudor nonsense).
I commute in to Bootle by bike and the prom right through to the Pier Head is a great route, unless there's a headwind!
Other options heading north would be Crosby through to Formby.
Grew up in nearby Huyton
me too ! Top of Pilch Lane just by Bowring Park golf course.
I was born and grew up in Fazakerley, I wouldnt recommend it.
Fazakerley is the best world ever to be pronounced in a really broad scouse accent 😀
"Accrington Stanley, who are they?"
"Fazakerley!"
🙂