To be nervous to buy a house with no immediate neighbours

Squared.

It’s a dream for me, but in all honesty it would take some getting used to and I would have the same worries as you.
As someone who lives in a terraced house with neighbours everywhere, suddenly being on my own (especially at night), would be creepy. But of course wonderful! I’d soon get used to it, but I’d have one eye open at night until then!

It’s how we live & find it perfect🤗
As others has said keep your pantry stocked, although you have nearby Waitrose so might not be quite so important, also be aware than in a utility outages more populated areas will take priority to get back on so be prepared to be a bit self sufficient (batteries, power banks, camping stove etc.)
we do have cameras but they are more for wildlife watching than security🤣 & also a camera doorbell as we may not be near the front drive for deliveries.
If it suits your you’ll love it, good luck🤗

She hardly needs to prep if there's a big Waitrose 5 mins away!

Our nearest neighbours are about a mile away in either direction. Nearest (small) town is about 3 miles so easily walkable. It's bliss.

I lived like this and it had its upsides but when I was the only adult there I sometimes got spooked at night,

I'm much happier now in a "normal" detached house in a cul de sac

There are rules around spraying that should stop that happening anyway (have relevant certs)

it's 5 minutes to Waitrose!

I would feel insecure to be isolated like that in case of emergencies and generally wouldn’t enjoy having to drive everywhere.

I grew up where my nearest neighbours were 200m away. You can walk it in less than 3 minutes - about the lebght of 2 football pitches.

Since then, there are 3 more houses in between. I know which my parents prefer!

I think you are been unnecessarily concerned.

Honestly it sounds wonderful. If you don’t want it OP please send the link to me!

It's absolutely fantastic not having immediate neighbours. But we do live at a busy junction so plenty of people passing, and boats going past too. Parcels get left in safe places etc .

This is key for me to.

I get that the dream is for kids to be able to play outside with neighbours kids, but putting that aside what about when they’re a bit older and want to meet with friends? The risk is they’ll either feel isolated or you’ll be driving them everywhere and picking up again.

We did for two years, found it very lonely and isolating. When you looked outside there was just nothing! A lot of my friends thought it was idyllic but the lack of noise and total darkness got to me

Sounds like heaven

Most places we have lived there have been problem neighbours, people are shit and noisy

My Gran had a lovely farmhouse on a hill on the edge of the moors with no neighbours and I LOVED staying there, all I could hear were birds and sheep it was lovely

I passed a farm in the Trough of Bowland on the moors once, it was soo remote and miles from anyone else, I just dreamed of living there, it would be lovely

I live in a house like this and bloody love it. I can go in the garden in my PJs. No- one can be bothered to come up our lane, we have a ring doorbell just so we can hear the bell, but we never get people poking around. I feel safer in this home than I did in one in town with neighbours - it is my castle I come home shut my gate and shut out the world.

I'd like it during the day, but not at night

The idea that neighbours will provide help in an emergency is a bit delusional, I feel. We get on well with our neighbour but when she phoned us in the middle of the night, worried because some evil kids were banging on her door (which we didn’t hear), we ignored the phone as we didn’t want to disturb our rest and thought it was some idiot nuisance salesperson from another country. Similarly another neighbour up the road said she never opens her door to anyone after dark, so that would include any neighbours needing help. My advice: in an emergency, call the emergency services.

That house with no neighbours sounds like my dream property, OP. While we are currently blessed in having a lovely neighbour, it’s quite likely she won’t be there forever and then we will be faced with new potential nuisance neighbours like some others in our area - yappy dogs, screaming kids, pot smoking blokes, spouses who regularly try to kill one another and don’t mind if the whole neighbourhood knows about it, etc.

I love living in a rural setting with no neighbours. I spend a lot of time here by myself and it is so peaceful. I do have 2 dogs though.

Just spend some time reading the huge number of threads on here that are complaining about neighbours - you’ll soon start to see it as a bonus!

Sounds amazing to me! Thats my dream. However I expect will take some getting used to in reality. It sounds like you are used to living remotely, but if you arent then I would maybe think again. Moving from the city to the country and suddenly having to drive everywhere is a bit weird. But you dont have that transition. Having kids in the country is also a pain. I am already shepherding my DD around and she is only 11. I lived in the country when I was a teen, and it did mean to got my driving licence quick smart.

If you dont move, Maybe you could recommend this house to the other poster today who doesnt like being in her garden at the same time as her neighbours!

My experience is that neighbours are much more likely to cause problems than help in an emergency so I'd say go for it!

That sounds lovely and with neighbours who are actually fairly close. I would love to be near a Waitrose again.

I think it’s a very personal choice and a lot of people ( including your DH and other relatives) will tell you that it’s great and nothing to worry about but you do you. I know this type of living won’t be for me. I used to live in a city and would feel quite isolated and anxious about this set up.
My sister moved to a similar house as you described 10 years ago and now she has a huge problem to stay on her own. Our elderly parents stayed with her couple of times when her DH was away and recently when her DH was at the hospital her son stayed with her. I could imagine staying on her own with small children would be even more problematic. So it really depends on personality, there is no right or wrong.

Added Just saw your later post and my sister has much less space between her and nearest neighbours but still can’t stay on her own.

I would say if you are surrounded by open countryside (or even the golf course) bear in mind that this might be turned into a new build estate at some point. They’re popping up everywhere. Always remind yourself that you don’t own the view. And make sure you’re still happy to proceed even if the land around you turns into new build estates or god forbid a “mega shed” area.