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How many homes have you lived in? (And how old are you?)

310 replies

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 02/02/2020 17:40

Dh and I are both early 60s, I’ve lived in 13 places, he’s lived in 9. Ds1 30-6. Twin 1 (28)-2. Twin 2-5. Dd (22) 5.

OP posts:
Kez200 · 04/02/2020 21:23

Age 52 and 4. 12 years, 10 years, 4 years and 26 years.

Holymolymackerel · 04/02/2020 21:27

Birth to 4 months-place 1
4 months to 7 months-place 2 (grandparents)
7 months to 4 years-place 3
4 years to 25 years-place 4
25 years to 33 years-place 5
33 years to present- place 6

Also 3 places, one per year of degree

So 9

I am 44

MushroomTree · 04/02/2020 22:20

I'm 28 and I've lived in 14 houses. I don't tend to stay anywhere longer than about 2 years. Hoping this isn't going to continue to be the case now I've got DD. I'd like her to be able to settle in somewhere and not be packing up her bedroom every 5 minutes.

Sarahlou63 · 04/02/2020 22:25

Aged 57 - lived in 19 places. Parents home in Lincolnshire. 4 rentals in Nottingham, 5 in London (2 rented, 3 owned). 4 in Dublin (1 rented, 3 owned) and 5 in Portugal (3 rented, 2 owned).

BrokenWing · 04/02/2020 22:26

Im 51.

2 with parents (moved in 1970s from 5 kids in a 2 bed 🤣 into shiney new 4 bed concrete block house)

2 with dh (first flat, then house)

hellosidney · 04/02/2020 22:26

22, lived in 7 places

Hadenoughofitall441 · 04/02/2020 22:28

I’m 31 lived in 5 places 😊

RubyRed24 · 04/02/2020 22:35

I'm 35 and I've lived in 7
Sister 30 has never moved. She now owns the house.

GFJoe · 04/02/2020 22:39

23, (22 of them before age 33). I'm now 50.

poppym12 · 04/02/2020 22:40

9 I think

Ughmaybenot · 04/02/2020 22:42

Not many! 4 at 26.

wonkylegs · 04/02/2020 22:47

I'm 41 and this is my 10th home

StCharlotte · 04/02/2020 22:50

Mid fifties and moved 15 times. Most of those were in early/mid twenties.

Owned this house for 20 years and moved out to work away for a decade. Been back five years and hoping that was our last move. DH has moved five times.

ChanandlerBongsNeighbour · 04/02/2020 22:51

Funny I literally had this conversation with my mum e other day! I'm 38 and have had ten home addresses throughout my life so far!

mamalovebird · 04/02/2020 22:55

I'm 42 and have lived in 31 houses/flats.

DS IS 10 - lived in 3 (moved at 10mths, 3 years, still in 3rd house)
DD is 6 - lived in 2 (moved into current house when she was 11 weeks old).

mamalovebird · 04/02/2020 23:00

Actually, 32 - just remembered 1 more.

MsJuniper · 05/02/2020 06:05

14 including 1 very short term stay and a couple of year-long uni rentals. I'm 43.

Good question OP!

Luckystar777 · 05/02/2020 06:16

6 homes, age 36. By the time I was 29 I'd moved house 5 times because of shit landlords and an abusive family.

oldfashionedtastingtea · 05/02/2020 06:22

I'm 49. 23 houses. I now live in our forever home (I hope).

oldfashionedtastingtea · 05/02/2020 06:22

Typo, I'm 40

Lulu1919 · 05/02/2020 06:35

My husband has lived in the same house for 53 years ...he's 54 !!!!

CrystalsSpeakToMe · 05/02/2020 06:42

31 and moved over 20 times but not sure on the exact number

Tahitiitsamagicalplace · 05/02/2020 06:46

36 and lived in 10 houses. Parents were in the military and I left home at 18.

OneKeyAtATime · 05/02/2020 06:47
  1. I m in my mid 30s
movingdilemma1234 · 05/02/2020 06:48

In my 50's.
3 as a child
6 as an adult