In reply to dti:
> Are there any good pubs (or pubs that serve a decent pint of real ale)?
The Blake Hotel is an *excellent* pub, you couldn't ask for a better local.
I'm not crazy about Walkley personally, though I can't really put my finger on why. I have friends who live over there and love it though.
Couldn't comment on schools and wotnot. Feels safe enough, I'm fairly confident about that kind of thing though, so again probably not best placed to comment. It's very studenty in parts, which is no bad thing necessarily though a houseful of students can sometimes make for very annoying neighbours.
When you say 'Nether Edge area', does that extend to include Meersbrook? Beauchief, maybe?