Interesting to see a couple of other Hampshire villagers on this thread!
We have an 80s, 3 bed end of terrace, in the Hants village where we both went to school and grew up (I lived in a hamlet down the road where my folks still live in a 300 y/o cottage) I was very lucky growing up as was DH, he lived on the back of a peaceful cricket pitch, my parents have no immediate neighbours, big garden etc, so when we started looking for our first home and discovered we could hardly afford anything locally with any sort of garden we were shocked!
I remember my mum standing in our bedroom when we picked up the keys and saying “so where’s the master?” Erm...you’re standing in it, Ma! 😂
We got very lucky though and bought a house on an estate where our garden makes up all the other plots, so it is absolutely huge with a cluster of massive oak trees leftover from nearby woodland. Very quiet and so big compared to our titchy house but it is just right for us! We are on top of a hill and in the distance can see planes landing and taking off from a local airport, I would really miss that view tbh, the house faces southwest so lovely sunsets and amazing firework views from a nearby city on NYE etc.
We have worked hard to make as much space as possible since we bought it 5 years ago, converted the garage in to a kitchen/diner, the box room in to a third bedroom for our toddler, put a larder under the stairs, under floor heating, put a bar in the garden etc.
About to have our second child though and now DH is getting itchy for a new project and something bigger, we want a period house next, a fixer upper. Got to look carefully though, the area in which we live is generally very overpriced sadly. We would like to stay here so our kids can attend the same village schools we did.