Leighton Buzzard is also worth considering:
- property prices not too high
- majority of schools pretty good
- 40 minute commute to LTN avoiding the M1
- Milton Keynes only 15 minutes away from shopping
- Buster is only 20 minutes awayat Whipsnade (in fact you could pass Whipsnade on your way to work each day!!!)
- 33 minute journey to Euston at peak times
On the minus side, amenities not so good ... no cinema and the largest town in england not to have a hospital!