Do you like where you live?

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Where do you live? Why and do you like it or not?
I'm in a commuter town. I don't like it but I'm not sure of where best would suit me.

I hate where I live
Boring village in Wales , near the sea , miles away from everything else
No jobs for my grown up children , so they live a long way from us , and we don’t see them very often
My husband loves it here though

Live on a private estate on the edge of the South Cotswolds. It isn't as posh as it sounds as they are ex government houses.
Nice countryside, nice NDN, but spoilt by some yob families who seem to think they own the whole estate.
And even though they are all adults, they are jamming up the narrow roads with their cars and causing friction.
Would prefer a nice detached house in the middle of nowhere.

Grew up in East Kent (on the coast). Loved it at the time (nestled between coast and beautiful countryside, easy access to London or the continent) but really don't like how it's changed following the building of Eurotunnel.

Lived in East Devon for a few years and loved, loved it. It felt like home from day one. I can still remember driving into the small town I lived in for the first time and feeling the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Spent 18 months in Hull and was glad to get away to be honest.

Now in York. Love the city, the history and the culture. Hate the fact that decent countryside (and decent horse riding) is at least 10 miles away.

Inner city northern city. Full of life from lots of lives. It’s where i’ve ended up after many nomadic years.
Love my community, warts and all

Live on the SE18 London/Kent border. It's ok.

I'm on the edge of the west mids in an affluent area. I'm renting and the rent is high because of the location .
But it feels like a village and everything is on my doorstep .
Plus nobody here throws rubbish and furniture on the street or my front garden

@RomanyQueen1 - That probably covers a range of different areas. We do have a train to Piccadilly, but ours is not an expensive or particularly upmarket area (affordable houses was our main criteria to move here, really). The local FB does have a fair bit of moaning about all them outsiders moving in here, making the roads congested and generally Not Being Local, so who knows if it'll change. The feel of the place, I think, will depend on the town. Ours is an old mill town with a working class feel to it, still, I think. I suits me well - I'm not a particularly fancy person... I like the rugged Peak District scenery and the wind and the rain.

I’ve lived in a lot of different places in England. 18 months ago we took the plunge and moved to County Down. Never moving back, I love it here, beautiful countryside, friendly people, quick into Belfast but still small town feel, my town has a beach. Also so affordable!

i'm in the West End of Glasgow and I love it, it's fantastic!

All the amenities of the big city but the area is so green and has lovely parks, great schools and such a bustling cafe scene - i'd never leave!

Just wonder how different you would feel as a LP with a biracial child...

Everything is relevant.

I live in a poverty stricken area of Liverpool but I like it. We’re close to the city centre and within walking distance of shops and park. Kids school is also great.

We desperately need to move but I’ve fucked that up royally by overspending on personal credit.

I live in a village. I really like it. It's got a school, shop, wee post office, pub.

It's got a few big towns and a smallish city within 30 minutes drive.

I had to go to a big manky city for an event this week. It was at the tail end of rush hour and it was just busy and horrible.

Reminded me why a city wouldn't suit us!

@Steamfan this has got to be the wirral? Mention of the council gives it away 😂

I live in a village on the wirral. 10mins drive to chester 15min drive to liverpool. Can walk the beach. Countryside, wales, coastline all on doorstep. After living in central london I do like it. The easy access to places and the peace and quiet. The lack of opportunities and small town mentality let it down though. Over all though its a good place to live. I like it.

I live about 10 miles outside Edinburgh. Love it. Easy commute into town, but much bigger house for the money and its a quiet area which is great for dogs and cats (I have both). Only down side is the weather can be shit - but frankly, thats Scotland for you, lol

Sunny Noosa in Australia. Live next to beach in nice house with pool . BUT all my family and closest friends are missing. What do we do ? Stay or come back to UK?

notquite - yes! I worry about what will happen to the green belt - at the moment there are fields near us, and the thought of that being gone horrifies me. Apart from the fact that the "plans" have no consideration for any infrastructure - where people will work, schools, roads, transport. They just seem to be interested in vanity projects (the golf course) and of course the pets of the moment - Kingscum

Small town in Worcestershire...don't mind it but don't love it. I like the fact that if I walk around town I see lots of familiar faces, if I went to the pub there would be someone to chat to. Love the fact that it's central so good access to the rest of the country, and we have beautiful countryside on our doorstep. Hate the fact that if something happens to someone it gets spread like wildfire so everyone knows everybody's business. My ultimate aim is to live by the sea.

Yes. Moved here 18 months ago. V small town in east Sussex. It's lovely.

We are happy here. Quiet cul-de-sac, lots of green space for kids to play on, also near a lovely park, some shops we can walk to and 20 mins from city centre. Lots of parks, some museums and cinemas all close by.

I love it. An ex mining town in County Durham. It would be classed as a relatively poor area but it feels very safe and is very friendly.

I can walk my dog in beautiful countryside every day. A few big supermarkets 5 min drive and we can walk to the cinema and to or out for Sunday lunch or to a restaurant.

My Ds's can do lots of sports literally on their doorstep and there's a great community.

We are 30 mins drive from the city if we need it.

Cost of living is cheap so lifestyle is great.

The North East is in general completely underrated.

We are thinking of moving to Shropshire, within relatively easy reach of Shrewsbury. Would you recommend Shropshire as a place to live? Any drawbacks?

Not really. I live in an outer suburb of a very popular city in the South East. It's actually quite a narrow minded area, housing is expensive and built on the side of hills so the gardens are sloped. The secondary schools are crap in all parts of the city. I need quite a lot more money to move away but we will as soon as we have saved enough.

A sleepy little village in Belgium within an easy commute of Brussels and equally easy to get to other places. Out of the three houses we've lived in here, this is the one I am sorry to leave. Built in the 1770s in the rococo period, it is 3 stories, brick barrel arched ceilings, beams and old terracotta,flooring. It is expensive to heat, but worth it. It is totally charming and if I could pick it up and take it back to the UK when I move back this year, I would. I will never get to live in a house like this again.

The village has a small supermarket, a pharmacy, two bakers, a pizzeria, a clothes shop and a fritkot (chip shop), that does the best steak Roquefort and frites ever. The sabayon is great as well and not what you would expect to get in what is effectively a chippy. One can go and walk by the lake and look at the local chateau, and there are bike trails, walks, and always stuff going on if you want to join in.

I'm sad this house wasn't available when we moved in 2014, but it is what it is. I don't need to go on holiday....I am happy to stay at home here. When the sun is out, I can sit outside and watch the birds, listen to the small river at the bottom of the garden, and drink tea. Bliss.

Commuter town- its ok, lots to do entertainment wise, good links to the south coast and London. Schools are ok, not the best, so DS1 goes to secondary school in a different town! They're on their way back up though so DS2 will go to a local school.

I'd prefer to live somewhere quieter and prettier and will do so once my children are grown up!

We could be neighbours, chipsahoy I'm between Nottingham and Derby. I might have once been near to DevonshireDarling as it sounds just like the seaside town where I lived for a while. I miss the coast but it's the people that make a place rather than the scenery, I've found. Even this ordinary little town looks nice when the sun is shining.