Does anyone on hitched live in or know Aylesbury?

Not Aylesbury exactly but I went to secondary school there and have lived within 10 miles for most of my life. Do you want to live in Aylesbury itself? DO you want town living or country living? If you're not that fussed and do drive, the surrounding villages are much nicer. The villages between Aylesbury/Milton Keynes/Buckingham are generally lovely as is Thame just over the border in Oxfordshire. If you head to the north of the town prices will be a bit cheaper than to the south. I'm afraid I don't know about primary schools but good luck with your search. If you've got any more questions let me know.

I live in the area. In Aylesbugs itself I would look at the newer estates, Fairford Lees, Hampdon Hall, Buckingham Park and Watermead are all lovely. Buckingham Park is still being built though so a bit of a building site in areas. Also Turnfurlong and Bedgrove are nice areas. There are probably others that I havent thought of - it would be easy to see which are not nice areas if you viewed a house there but the not such nice areas are flats not houses. As said before, the villages outside are much nicer, we have lived in a village to the north towards Buckingham/Winslow but you will probably pay more for village living. And Stone/Haddenham are also nice areas, out towards Thame. Like most places you just need to look and pick and choose. I only live in the area because of the trains from Aylesbury to London.

As for primary schools, the only one that I had a bad experience of (and last time I heard was now on special measures) was Elmhurst. My daughter went to William Harding which was nice and the most subscribed are of course the ones at the top of the league table!

hth - PM me if you need more specific info.

I'd aim to live outside Aylesbury - don't think it's a particularly pleasant place (went to school there and parents live in the area). The surrounding areas are great though - loads of places to choose.

KayJBee - SHF or AHS? (or have I now brought attention to the shame of failing the 12+ ?)

An AHS gal but many moons ago now !