FabSwingers.com forum: Posh areas of the UK?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

I saw an article about Fulham being a posh area and was surprised. When I think of Fulham are you think of a rubbish football team (though I don’t actually watch football so sorry if I am offending any fans). I always associate posh with somewhere like Kent (don’t laugh at me if it isn’t

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It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Edinburgh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tottenham mate well posh bruv lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where I live is often described as the ‘Monaco of Devon’, admittedly it’s usually by me who says it, people ask where I live, I say the non specific location and then follow it up with the caveat that it’s the ‘Monaco of Devon’.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

St Albans, Chelsea, and Kensington

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cheshire

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By *oneeMan
over a year ago

bath

Parts of Bath are very posh

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Harrogate and Altrincham are posh northern areas.

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By *ubmissiveman2uMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

Most say Cheshire is posh, I beg to differ in certain areas....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"St Albans, Chelsea, and Kensington "
St Albans in not that posh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably the most expensive area near me is Salcombe, it’s right on the estuary, it’s like the Sandbanks of Devon.

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By *ambertMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Cheltenham darling

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

The Cotswolds

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Harrogate and Altrincham are posh northern areas."

I got harrogate mixed up with brighouse once when talking to someone at work and they got so very offended

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"St Albans, Chelsea, and Kensington St Albans in not that posh "

No it’s not.

Harpenden. That is

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Cheltenham darling "

I know a very elderly lady in my work team who is from Cheltenham. For the life of me did not understand why she was in Yorkshire. She talked so posh I used to love copying some of the phrases she’d say.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"St Albans, Chelsea, and Kensington St Albans in not that posh

No it’s not.

Harpenden. That is "

Agreed. Broadway in the Cotswolds as well.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

There aren't many places that aren't a mix, but Surrey is fairly posh. Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge are very posh.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

Rock in Cornwall

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

Topsham. It's just down the road from us and can be a bit posh!

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Topsham. It's just down the road from us and can be a bit posh!"

It’s beautiful there. I lived there for 15 years. Wish I could go back!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live in Surrey and there's a lot of posh areas round here, Oxshott Cobham and Esher would be the main ones locally

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Winchester

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

I used to live in Claygate and that was pretty posh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are posh areas, and there are areas with money.

Moneyed areas aren't necessarily posh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

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It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

Harrogate?

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Parson's Green in London.

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By *ntrepid ExplorersCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

)

It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

What's wrong with Yorkshiremen?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A&t=150s

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"There are posh areas, and there are areas with money.

Moneyed areas aren't necessarily posh "

This is true. Maida Vale. Islington. Very affluent now! There’s still awful areas around there too.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Chichester and surrounds.

Stockbridge in Hampshire.

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By *tjamespkMan
over a year ago

Manchester/Cheshire

Anywhere that has a Jack Wills or Joules shop is posh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm from Kent and her ladyship days I sound posh but the whole county definitely isn't. Houses around Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and the Weald are incredibly expensive which I guess is as good an indicator of a posh area as any.

On the other hand, "Chatham Chav" was the first time I ever heard the expression "chav".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent is strange.. £1million+ houses and then not far away council estates.

When i tell people I'm from there they automatically think I'm a posh lad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wilmslow, and Hale in Cheshire, Harrogate in Yorkshire,

Reigate in Surrey,

Windsor

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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago

Redhill

There was no way in hell I could have afforded to live in Wilmslow or Hale or Altrincham when I lived in Manchester 14 years ago!

So I live in Reigate now instead... lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The cheshire triangle of Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Prestbury

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sandbanks, I personally don't think its posh but property prices are eye watering

Cobham, Esher Surrey stockbroker belt. St George's Hill Estate. Lots of celebrities and millionaire business owners.

Wentworth Estate. Sunningdale/ Ascot general area.

London, Holland Park mental prices...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

)

It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

What's wrong with Yorkshiremen?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A&t=150s"

Nowt wrong at all! Aye I’ve been to Leeds too. Reyt sophisticated me! If it’s outside yorkshire it’s not worth bloody visiting!!

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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago

Redhill

"Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

)

It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

What's wrong with Yorkshiremen?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A&t=150s"

Him indoors grew up in Teesside...

but he doesn’t know what a chicken parmo is and I want to try one...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being a Yorkshireman I know I am not posh in the slightest

I realised though, that I don’t really even know what areas of the country ARE posh.

)

It made me think, what parts of the country are posh? Is it more south? Are there any posh areas up north? Also what do people define as posh?

Every area has expensive posh areas and skanky downmarket areas. Your example of Kent - some lovely country houses that cost millions but also many areas of deprivation where people live under the breadline.

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Surrey, St George’s Hill - Weybridge, Wentworth and Sunningdale

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