Just as good, Phileas, good enough for a king. In fact all of the Middlesex-Surrey section of the Thames Valley is a great place to live, flightpaths notwithstanding.
Alas no 20% VAT, no 75 y/o retirement age and certainly no flight path here on Cloud 9. The tiny airport is on the other side of the island and the only aircraft we've seen this side of the island are the Google Earth updating aeroplane and a seaplane that brought Brad Pitt and his missus in and out earlier this year
Life here does have it's challenges though:
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