Again brilliant info, these are all things that I think will definitely need to be addressed before I commit to the move. I’m currently going through this with the NHS at the moment. I’ve been waiting for almost 2 years on a list and at this point I’m willing to pay so that really is some comfort.

If I can get the employer to comment on those 3 things and I hear from people that my new potential salary would make me better off then I am in London, it feels like a no brainer. I’m not one for high rises, I’ve seen there’s smaller housing around, is this achievable on such a budget? I’m still open to the high rise life but I’ve honestly never done it.

Ideally I’d be living with just my gf as I currently do in London. I’ve been looking at Farrer Park I think it’s called. There’s plenty of climbing gyms around there for me to get stuck into as well

Fantastic amount of informational here I genuinely appreciate it.

My main current concerns after researching and speaking to people are healthcare, pensions, working culture. I suppose these are questions I can ask the employer directly.

I’d like to think I’m quite a conscious person so the whole drugs and spitting/littering etc shouldn’t be a problem.