Thanks for the view points from both of you. I'll need to work out a budget but fuel would be £200+ a month to commute, so it may well be worth the few hundred more to stay nearby even if it is a struggle financially.
I had my assessment on the 23rd May and received a phone call on the 3rd June with the positive result. Reading back through this thread the waiting time seems variable so I wouldn't read into it too much.