Anyone dislike where they live???

Moved here nearly 19yrs ago.
I hate it.
It's only 25miles from my home town, but it's also about 100yrs away.
We could have bought nearer to, but didn't. Probably quite lucky there, as I don't want to live there now either It's become a bit shit.
We could afford to move, but with the way the world is going I suspect I'll leave this crappy house feet first. 🤷‍♀️

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I love the wider area u live in but hate mt current ovation due to stupidly large amounts of traffic needing to drive through the town to get to 3 cities and there not being many other road options.
A 3 miles journey to work can on a bad day take 40 mi Ute's and I have to drive due to child care

Yes I would love to move away. The town has outgrown itself and I would like to live somewhere quieter.

Blackheath! I hadn’t really visited at all until we started looking for houses to buy, though I’d been to Greenwich Park.

@DucklingDaisy Where is it that you live? I've lived all around South London, and am yet to 'love' the location..

Like the area, hate the house. It’s a really popular area, loads of competition and we just needed somewhere, anywhere. Since then all the things we kind of glossed over like the three decades worth of ad hoc bodged DIY jobs, have come to light. Hoping the impending recession won’t stop
is moving next year.

I’m in a really nice part of south London and literally every day when I walk through the park, or to drop my daughter off at nursery, or even just up to the station, I feel really grateful to live where I do. I’ve been here a year and I never felt like this anywhere else.

@Riverlee I realise you must live in Kent too and yes, one of your guesses is close! I want to leave the county altogether, though; the relentless development and ever increasing volume of traffic has largely ruined it.
My recalcitrant H knows I dislike the place for the reasons I’ve mentioned, amongst others, and on the whole he agrees with me, nevertheless he’s resistant to moving because of course, it’s difficult, stressful and expensive. I just have to believe he’ll come round because the thought of never escaping is too depressing a prospect.

Love my house, love the scenery, love the sea view...but hate the small minded, parochial, greedy, entitled villagers!

Anyway, I'm moving on Wednesday! YAY!!

I live in London and I do feel a bit trapped. But I don’t think I’d find anything “better”. There is an abundance of work in my field here (not so much elsewhere) so I can pick and choose between roles. I have 4 airports in easy reach so can get away for the wkend if I fancy (which in pre covid times I did a lot). I also have a lovely house here. The area is ok. High st a bit run down but not too bad in the way of crime/asb etc. But is it my dream place to live? No.

I grew up in Cornwall, hated it, left at 16 and would never go back there to live. Have lived in the Home Counties which was ok but nothing special. I’m not sure there’s anywhere in the UK I would actually love. I’ve done rural and city and in between. They all have their positives and negatives. I’ve never gone anywhere in the UK and thought “I love this place”. A few places abroad fit the bill but my age and circumstances make them an impossible dream!

Moved to a bungalow a few miles from where we used to live and as soon as we opened the door after picking up the keys i thought "what the hell have we done , I hate this place !"

Been here a year now and still hate it , nothing wrong with it or the area at all . Neighbours are all friendly but there is just something about it

That's interesting! I wonder where you are now? Yes, a little town by the sea would suit me fine. N Berwick would fit the bill, but it's so hard to find anywhere that isn't extortionately expensive , and the soulless housing estates going up everywhere are not my scene.

We live in a town in Essex that’s easy to get to London. Decent schools but I’m miserable here. I hated growing up here but we moved back to have some family support for our children with special needs but I’m miserable and sad here.

@Peonyside Can you move to another part of Kent, so dh is still the same area, or near to where he’s always lived. Curious to know where you are describing. Ashford? Sittingbourne?

@ancientgran

Why don't you like Devon.

I would love to go there.

Is it the lack of infrastructure etc

Sorry to hear about your dh

I wish I'd left when I was at your stage.

I hate where I live. Moved from a big city to south Devon and I couldn't careless if I never see a beach/the sea/the moor again. I hate my house and I knew the night we moved in that we'd made a big mistake. I've been here 25 years and my husband won't move. I'm so depressed and the only getout is leaving him and starting again at 70, well 70 in a few months.

How do you walk out on a disabled man who is showing signs of dementia.

I moved out of Edinburgh this year after ten years of feeling pretty much like you do! I found it a beautiful city with loads of lovely places to walk - and you do have the mountain in the middle. But it's so hard to make friends and I also found the politics quite worrying. I'd love to live in a little town by the sea, with a nice community. If you come up with any ideas, let me know!

I live in a great area, it's that great it's been named the best place to live in the north west. It's so expensive and I feel like I'll never be able to move from my tiny little house 😞.

I spent my teenage years in Edinburgh and moved back four years ago after living in various locations in England. I can't' settle. I hate living in a city which has become so much busier and more congested. It's very hard to make friends, the weather is awful (high winds /grey skies/rain/no summer). People are generally very unfriendly. I miss English pubs, beautiful rolling countryside that I don't need to spend an hour on the Bypass to reach. It's impossible to park anywhere without paying £4.50 an hour and the traffic wardens are Nazis. The Politics are depressing and worrying . I have honestly just been so miserable, and desperately want to leave and find a town with lots of going on , friendly neighbours and great pubs near lovely countryside. Suggestions welcome .

We moved out to the coast from London a couple of years ago. It allowed us to buy a house rather than rent a flat, and there are lots of good points to the area (lovely beaches, lots of history, an arty, creative vibe, big skies, etc)

But... the litter is unreal. The dogshit, everywhere. Anti-social behaviour at the weekends means going into town for socialising etc is a bit of a gamble. It feels as if lots of the town's inhabitants don't give a shit about their area, which I'm sure isn't really true, but so much of it feels unloved. My road itself is lovely, but the walk from the station to the end of our road is...grim.

I miss London and feel isolated. This part of the country feels like a completely different world from what I'm used to, and not in a good way.

I have a little dream about moving back to London when we retire, but we're priced out now really.

I was born in London (Bromley by Bow) grew up in Lincolnshire, moved to Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire, and way too many other places including Central Europe.

Now live in the conurbations of Birmingham and love it, I really do adore it.

I outright own a 4 bedroom, 3 story, 3 bath detached home with gardens, drive, garage and change from £400,000 with less than 2 hours train journey to London in a small, friendly estate. It was a brand new build in 2010 when we moved in and was sold at well under £200k . To buy these homes now, is £395k

Our town has a market, a thriving high street, pubs, dentist, hairdressers, butcher, baker, supermarkets, rural walks, forests, restaurants, cafes, and a train station with direct links to London in about 80/90 minutes.

The locals are absolutely lovely.

Seriously, what’s not to love?

Yes it's awful

My area used to be so much nicer

We will move eventually

Moved from London to DH's hometown in rural Sweden. The beautiful picture box house is not worth the fact that it deathly boring and dull and the locals are offended by anything more than 'Hej/hello'