Originally Posted by
sonacabon
Hi all, hope everyone is well. I am starting with BA in May on the A320, Heathrow based, and I’m moving from abroad. I’m still a bit lost on where I should live. I think I’ve narrowed it down between Staines or Reading. Only issue with reading is the longer drive. Also I’m not necessarily set on only these two areas, if anyone has better suggests please do let me know.
I was hoping I could get some help regarding that.
Thanks in advance!
It depends on your situation. If you’re young and single then rent somewhere in the smoke and take advantage of everything the metropolis has to offer. Anywhere on the Pic line or close to Paddington makes the commute easy. If you’re bringing a family over and want to put kids in schools etc then have a look around Surrey, pleasant, leafy, good schools but you’ll have to face the M25. Windsor, Ascot, Virginia Water, Maidenhead (closer to the river) etc are very close by in the car.
At the end of the day you need to visit these places before you put down any roots, random people on Prune can’t really help, as what I love about a place might be something you hate.