Relocate The Family To Timaru
A lot of people are sick of city life. It seems so inviting at first – well lit skylines, a busy atmosphere filled with opportunities and interesting people – but living in the city can take its toll. It is a stressful environment, the cost of living is high and property prices are even higher. Long commutes are a given and all of these things can quickly take the charm out of urban living. Plenty of people, especially New Zealand families, are looking at other options to the main centres for places to live.
The South Island is known for having a more laid back way of life. There is land available for lifestyle blocks which still provide great access to amenities. Real estate property in Timaru provides some of the best investment and living opportunities in the country. Whether you are looking for a better place to bring up a family or an exciting property market to invest in, Timaru has something for you.
Raising a family is challenging enough. Cities don’t offer an ideal situation. Moving to a more laid back part of the country is an option being chosen more and more. People are looking for spacious housing and larger properties with more room for the kids, tightly knit communities and less stress. For those looking for a lifestyle change, Timaru is one of the best areas of New Zealand to consider.
Timaru offers a dozen primary and five secondary schools, all well rated and with high success rates in NCEA levels 1 – 3. Some of these schools for you to check out include:
Roncalli College – Co-educational state integrated Catholic secondary school in Timaru for students from Year 9 to Year 13.
Albury School – Part of Mackenzie cluster of schools, Years 1-2 & 3-6.
Waimataitai School – For students from Year 1 to Year 8, Trafalgar Street, Timaru.
Beaconsfield School – Year 1 to Year 8, Guscott Road, Timaru.
Craighead Diocesan School – State-integrated Anglican girls’ school for day girls and boarders from year 7 to 13.
Mountainview High School – Co-educational secondary school.
The price of housing in Timaru is a high point of making the move. Families looking to buy their own home will be pleased to see more affordable rates to go along with the more laid back lifestyle the town has to offer. Instead of renting a house, working toward paying off a mortgage on a home that belongs to you is a possibility. As the town grows, so do the stable housing prices. Being able to purchase larger blocks of land means an even better rate of growth.
People sometimes think of Timaru as being a small, rural town with nothing going on when, in fact, the opposite is quite true. Timaru offers all of the opportunities and amenities that any family could want. With everything you could need from shopping to great schooling, getting the lifestyle you desire does not mean making compromises. A three bedroom home, central in zone, is affordable at just over $200,000 and perfect for any family’s schooling needs.
Raise your family how you want. Don’t settle for less space and more stress just to stay in the city. Do your research and make the move to Timaru. Life is too short to waste on overworking yourself and not spending enough time with your family.
