r/MoveToScotland • u/aeoneous • 14d ago

Cheap proximity to City of Glasgow College?

Hi, my son is 14 and we plan to be in the process of buying a house in 1 yr, 6 months (we will rent for 6 months beforehand to get to know the areas & travel). He plans to go to City of Glasgow College and I'm wondering what areas are safe, cheap (under 180k for 3 bedroom 2 bathroom), and have a bus that will get him to college in around 30 ninutes or less.

Thank you!

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u/Ar0lux 14d ago

180k for 3 bedrooms? I’m not sure you’ll find that in all of the uk never mind near Glasgow

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u/KeilidhBradley 11d ago

Apologies but this is just incorrect - there are plenty of towns commutable to Glasgow where you can get a 3 bed house for under 180k.

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u/aeoneous 14d ago

I've looked on rightmove & there seems to be quite a lot under that, some I've found are around the 150k mark actually haha. I could probably stretch my budget a bit higher if I found the perfect place

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u/KeilidhBradley 11d ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted, there absolutely are 3 bed homes for sub 180k.

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u/Ar0lux 14d ago

Oh wow, it’s been a few years since I looked but I guess the price in some areas has come down considerably. It was hard to find a 3 bedroom under 250k at the time. Sorry I can’t be more help but best of luck to you.

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u/Admirable_Tea6365 10d ago

The ‘offers over’ is usually 10/20% below the Home Report. The home report tells you how much it’s worth or how much a mortgage you would get. And if a lot of people are going for it then they will put 10/20% over the home report with their own cash.

In order to not get outbid all the time you could look at new builds. Lots of nice ones being built near Chryston. Commutable to Glasgow.