Relocating to Warwickshire

[Jamus]

Hello all
I'm hoping I'll be able to get some decent, honest advice on moving to Warwickshire. I've been offered a job which will be in either Whitley or Gaydon and may change to one or the other after I start so have been told that it would be sensible to find somewhere to live which is in between the two. I know nothing about the area but I can see that the towns of Warwick and Leamington pretty much fit this criteria. Are these nice places to live? Are there any areas which I should definitely avoid? I'll be looking to rent a place with 1 or 2 bedrooms, are prices expensive? Are there any other places you'd recommend? I need to be close to decent train links because my girlfriend doesn't drive.
It's all a bit daunting at the moment I've just been offered the job and it starts early september so I don't have much time to get things sorted. Any advice will be much appreciated.