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Well that's actually quite a good starting point-if you can live with the terrible rear visibility. Heck even the Honda Jazz is a really well made car-if you can get round the old man image.
There's the usual fare of Golf/Astra/Focus and they are all decent but in slightly different ways. Go to a second-hand dealer and sit in a few-one of them will just feel right. The rear visibility issue can be a real problem with some cars-and if it's your first car, it's a hassle you don't need.
If you're doing less than ~12000 miles p.a. stick with petrol. They are cheaper to buy and are less likely to cause expensive problems. All the manufacturers have reasonable petrol engines in the 1.6 range-which is what you want for a midsize first car.
As is oft said, condition is more important than marque. At £4k, You'll obviously want a full MOT-don't accept anything with a short one! If the cam belt hasn't been changed, factor in about £400 for it to be done at some point. Ditto tyres. If they're worn, good new ones might be ~£100/wheel.
All obvious stuff I'm afraid, but easily forgotten in the urge to get the 'right' car.
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