About 5 miles north west of Watford. There are dozens of small villages round here. If you look hard you'll find cheap old ex-council houses built in the 1920s which were well made and come with loads of land (ours has 2800 sq ft of land). The catch is you won't have any public transport and will have to cycle or drive everywhere (I recommend an e-bike).
And yes really I am 20 miles as the crow flies from Charing Cross station. All I need now is a flying car :-)
My neighbour has a motorbike. That's also a very practical option for commuting/shopping here. The reason I like the e-bike is there is no licensing and it goes up and down hills nearly as well as a motorbike (it's very hilly round here).
I meant 2800 sq ft of grounds. In the UK that's a generous but not enormous garden. If the garden was any bigger it would take too much time to do the gardening - as it is I have to devote a day or more per month just keeping it under control.
And yes really I am 20 miles as the crow flies from Charing Cross station. All I need now is a flying car :-)