Like Hebden Bridge but cheaper!

[BigChaCha]

Can anyone recommend anywhere affordable that is in a nice area and is a 30 to 50min train journey from the Accrington/Burnley area?

It is for a 2nd home and needs to be either in a scenic inland area with things to do close like Hebden Bridge but preferably in an up and coming undervalued area!...

I know these areas are like gold dust but worth trying...

As mentioned, I and the wife love Hebden Bridge... Kendal is another favourite but we also love the coast as our dog loves it as well...

... So far, I have seen the Gauxholme Railway Viaduct near Todmorden as maybe a cheaper alternative to Hebden Bridge and other areas I see value is further up from Blackpool going towards Fleetwood...

North Wales and Morecombe with the new Eden Project being built there was an option but I probably missed that boat with the house price rises in both those areas over the last few years... I would also prefer somewhere a bit closer than those two or at least a straight easy train journey with no changes... An easy train journey up to 40 or 50mins from the Accrington/Burnley area is an important factor in this decision.

So basically I am looking for a 2nd home in a coastal or scenic inland area that can be in a quiet town but close enough to a more touristy area to eat out extra if we want to and with a budget between 130k to 180k that can buy me more than just an apartment or a tiny cottage!... A doer-upper type house is an option too if the location is fine.

TIA.

[claretfern]

Garstang??

[TonbridgeClaret]

Nelson?

[Billyblah]

You're looking to buy a pad in a countryfide location because your "dog loves it"?
There's been an interesting shift of culture in recent years and exacerbated by 'lock down '. Suddenly everyone has a dog that is treated like an extra child.
In terms of locations, there's some of the 'classier' bits of Rossendale but choose carefully!

[TheFamilyCat]

You live in Accrington and looking at buying a holiday home in Todmorden?

[durhamclaret]

Yorkshire dales, Skipton area.

[Billy Balfour]

Yorkshire dales, Skipton area.

For 130k to 180k? I'd be on it like shot.

[evensteadiereddie]

Barley's nice and the parking's brilliant...

[longsidetrumpet]

Tod all the way

[Burnley1989]

Rawtenstall is a great day out these days!

[beddie]

Yorkshire dales, Skipton area.

Yes for that figure you might get a back yard.

[longsidetrumpet]

Here’s two outliers that once were looked down on, but seem on the up to me, Colne and Darwen

[Top Claret]

For 130k to 180k? I'd be on it like shot.

You won't pick anything up outside Burnley, Pendle or Hyndburn for that sort of money.

Terrace properties in Rossendale are now fetching between 200-300k in the better areas and the same most certainly applies to Skipton, Dales and South Lakes

[Top Claret]

Here’s two outliers that once were looked down on, but seem on the up to me, Colne and Darwen

Two pish poor towns where the property market is rock bottom compared to most of the country

[Stayingup]

Rawtenstall is a great day out these days!

Except the traffic is now awful it being one of the most polluted towns in UK for that reason and doesn't have a commercial railway connection.

[tarkys_ears]

I don't know the north much these days but Haworth looks like it has a few decent houses in that budget. Granted they're smallish and terraced but is that the kind of area you'd be looking for?

[Marty Dobson]

Can anyone recommend anywhere affordable that is in a nice area and is a 30 to 50min train journey from the Accrington/Burnley area?
.. I would also prefer somewhere a bit closer than those two or at least a straight easy train journey with no changes... An easy train journey up to 40 or 50mins from the Accrington/Burnley area is an important factor in this decision.

There's no such thing as an easy train journey to Burnley.

[LS7]

You live in Accrington and looking at buying a holiday home in Todmorden?

Genuine LOL

[LS7]

Instead of crowdsourcing your 2nd home investment proposition on a football message board, maybe start with a realistic budget and some of your own research.

[LS7]

On that budget you’d be in the back streets of Keighley

[NRC]

I stopped being interested after he wrote "the dog loves it as well"

[Billy Balfour]

I stopped being interested after he wrote "the dog loves it as well"

He's barking up the wrong tree with a budget of 130k/180k.

[longsidetrumpet]

Two pish poor towns where the property market is rock bottom compared to most of the country

You know them well then do you? Think the OP wants something in their financial reach. I just thought they may fit the bill, like. Any clue what you recommend?

[BigChaCha]

Geez, this message board is poisonous!...

... I must be a member of over 30 other website message forums and another 30 Facebook groups at least that I participate in continuously and in all types of genres... Not one of them is anywhere near as toxic as this one!... What the hell is wrong with you people?...

Thank you for the 10% of decent people that replied though.

[BabylonClaret]

Why do you need 2 houses?

[Cardclaret]

Sidebottom is nice

[Burnley1989]

Except the traffic is now awful it being one of the most polluted towns in UK for that reason and doesn't have a commercial railway connection.

Wasn’t aware of that and surprised

I’d imagine they will address the railway at some point soon

[Burnley1989]

Sidebottom is nice

Frontbottom is better

[Lancasterclaret]

Carnforth is cheap, has a station and its five minutes from the sea

I mean, its a s**thole, but its going to gentrify at a rate of knots now its between Kirkby Lonsdale and Arnside/Silverdale (the top two places to live in Northern England according to the Daily Telegraph)

[Coshack]

Geez, this message board is poisonous!...

... I must be a member of over 30 other website message forums and another 30 Facebook groups at least that I participate in continuously and in all types of genres... Not one of them is anywhere near as toxic as this one!... What the hell is wrong with you people?...

Thank you for the 10% of decent people that replied though.

Come on, you ask for a second home not that far from your first!!
Next you'll be on about your 4 grand Rolex.

[ClaretAndJew]

Barnoldswick
Bentham
Kendal (I'll vouch for it becuase I live here)
Ingleton
Hellifield
Settle
Carnforth

[BabylonClaret]

Wasn’t aware of that and surprised

I’d imagine they will address the railway at some point soon

I doubt it. Private rail companies can't afford to do that on the cheap

[Bosscat]

Barnoldswick
Bentham
Kendal (I'll vouch for it becuase I live here)
Ingleton
Hellifield
Settle
Carnforth

Hellifield

[Bosscat]

Why do you need 2 houses?

Exactly...

Asks for advice then whines about toxicity when folk extract a bit of urine

[Billy Balfour]

Bit of an overreaction? Nobody has been outright nasty, and 90% of the posts certainly aren't 'toxic' in any shape or form. All I see is a bit of banter on a football message board.

[RingoMcCartney]

Hellifield

Hellifield. Lived there there for just over 2 years. Convinced the locals were just dyslexic.


Hell in a field.

[Bosscat]

Hellifield. Lived there there for just over 2 years. Convinced the locals were just dyslexic.


Hell in a field.

Kick one in Hellifield ... They all Limp ...

Joking really because I am an LP resident ... its not quite Blackburn/Burnley rivalry ... but was when we were kids in the 60's on youth club nights )

[Jakubclaret]

Grassington nice enough if you like wharfedale, it’s quiet & plenty of nice walks & other places not too far away.

[TonbridgeClaret]

Grassington nice enough if you like wharfedale, it’s quiet & plenty of nice walks & other places not too far away.

Agreed. Grassington is lovely.

[Bosscat]

Grassington nice enough if you like wharfedale, it’s quiet & plenty of nice walks & other places not too far away.

Grassingtons become a tad busy now they film All Creatures G&S there though and property prices sky rocketed

[Jakubclaret]

Agreed. Grassington is lovely.

I live near there so I know the area it’s not the cheapest but I can certainly think of more undesirable areas.

[ClaretAndJew]

I thought Hellifield was alright when I went to look at a place there. Much happier in Kendal though.

Good shout on Grassington though.

[Lancasterclaret]

I thought Hellifield was alright when I went to look at a place there. Much happier in Kendal though.

Good shout on Grassington though.

You aren't in one of the houses that gets flooded every year are you mate?

[Jakubclaret]

Grassingtons become a tad busy now they film All Creatures G&S there though and property prices sky rocketed

There’s more going on over there than inskip & nicer walks, further up towards kettlewell/buckden the prices are higher.

[Targetman]

Wasn’t aware of that and surprised

I’d imagine they will address the railway at some point soon

Rossendale is the largest borough in England without a commercial railway station.

I doubt very much that this will be addressed any time soon!

[dougcollins]

Sidebottom is nice

Frank?

[JohnDearyMe]

Rossendale is the largest borough in England without a commercial railway station.

I doubt very much that this will be addressed any time soon!

Crazy when you think of all the traffic on the M66 alone

[JohnMac]

Geez, this message board is poisonous!...

... I must be a member of over 30 other website message forums and another 30 Facebook groups at least that I participate in continuously and in all types of genres... Not one of them is anywhere near as toxic as this one!... What the hell is wrong with you people?...

Thank you for the 10% of decent people that replied though.

Spot on assessment!

[bfcmik]

Rossendale is the largest borough in England without a commercial railway station.

I doubt very much that this will be addressed any time soon!

And Burnley is the smallest town/District Council area with more than 2 railway stations!

[Billy Balfour]

So, it's 2-0 to Burnley. Now that's what I like to hear.