Bristol Property Was Good Enough For A Former Prime Minister Yet Remains Reasonably Priced

Bristol is an attractive place to buy property, whether you are looking for low or high end houses, flats and apartments. Even the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie chose Bristol as a place in which to further their property portfolio by purchasing buy-to-let flats for their son Euan. The investment generated widespread media speculation as to the intentions of the former Prime Ministers wife, eventually dying down after a protracted media battle between speculators and the Blair's.

While not everyone can afford the same sorts of prices and properties as the Blair's, on average property prices in Bristol city centre are quite reasonable. One bed flats go for around '150,000, two bed flats making in the region of '200,000 and three bed flats commanding similar values, although rare. Two bed houses change hands for '180,000 upwards, three bed houses go for '250,000 and four bed houses go for as much as '425,000. For instance, you can get a beautiful modern one bedroom apartment through a reputable developer such as Crest Nicholson which is in the city centre for '189,995. The same estate agents have a two bedroom house in Franklyn Street which is going via auction for '75,000. One of their featured new properties is a two double bedroom maisonette going for '134,950 in Dove Street. Check http://www.findaproperty.com for more information. As with anywhere, location is very important when it comes to property prices in Bristol with a healthy premium being paid for the top spots!

Reasons for living in Bristol are multi-fold. This West Country city is charming and surrounded by beautiful areas such as the Avon Gorge which is spanned by Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Bristol has long been one of the major British cities due to its port and harbour trade. The SS Great Britain is worth a look as it was the world's first iron hulled, steam-powered passenger liner. The museum next to which it is docked won the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year in 2006.

Culturally Bristol is a vibrant university city with many bars, pubs and clubs. The city contributed to the trip hop music boom in the 1990's through such popular underground bands as Massive Attack and Portishead. Massive Attack in particular show cased the Afro Caribbean heritage which is so prominent in Bristol. Another example of this heritage can be seen at the St Pauls Carnival which takes place in Bristol's Eastside and is excellent fun. Other festivities include the Bristol Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival. In terms of shopping Bristol is right up there with one of the biggest malls in the country, Broadmead and Cabot Circus. The mall is well designed and full of high street as well as niche shops.

Bristol is well connected to the rest of England by trains from both Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway railway stations. Bristol also has an international airport which has links with many major worldwide cities including Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Madrid and Paris. Having a car is a convenient way of getting around Bristol though there are some tricky one way systems in the centre of town and car pooling operated in lanes during peak times.

Andy Williamson wrote this article for www.carsforhireuk.co.uk. He is a writer for Cars for Hire with over five years of experience. The company has car hire United Kingdom available at all the major towns, cities and airports including car hire Bristol . all at great rates.