Where in the England can I buy a decent 3 bed house for £200,000?

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Just that really, I would like it to be in a nice area as well.
Is it even possible?

Forget to post the link: www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72587496.html

I blame my dog for distracting me.

OK OP

What else do you want? Countryside? Seaside? Are you bothered by any local accent because your younger children if not your 11 year old will probably acquire it.

I'm assuming you want a town rather than a city and not i the middle of nowhere.

New builds are good for children making friends as other children are moving and wanting friends.

Schools - do you want grammar? Single sex? Faith school? Diversity?

Do your children (or you) have hobbies or something you want to take up such as hiking or skydiving?

What do your children want?

Firstly, it depends on what you call " decent", the house, the area, the amenities, but I would definitely say you'd get more for your money in the North.

Wherever you buy a house you can get unlucky with neighbours, rat runs, public footpaths etc. Sometimes just being the other side of the road will make the difference. That's just the uncertainty of house buying. If you can acquire some local knowledge as to crime hotspots and are cautious about where a property is relative to schools, pubs, whether it's accessible from the back, then you have done your best.

There are plenty of nice enough areas where maybe it's a bit quiet and the houses aren't Instagram pretty (1970s estates for example)but they are perfectly OK places to live. You may have to compromise on something but if you want to be mortgage free then I guess you would weigh that up.

Also if you are in a cheaper area of a larger town/city, you still get all the benefits of the facilities even if you don't live in the most affluent suburb. Whereas a cheap small town might be limited in its attractions.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E61294&minBedrooms=3&maxPrice=220000&minPrice=180000&sortType=1&propertyTypes=detached%2Csemi-detached%2Cterraced&primaryDisplayPropertyType=houses&includeSSTC=false&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords= Cornwall some areas are ‘rough’ but Cornish rough is not like other places. But you are limited with attractions and depending where you live it can take 2+ hours to travel to exeter

@NetballHoop

Chapel Allerton in Leeds, 4 bedrooms and lots of other rooms. It's listed as offers in excess of £200,000, but you could always try a cheeky offer.

That's not in Chapel Allerton though, despite what the estate agent is trying to tout. The area that house is in is actually quite rough.

@MozzchopsThirty no, I live in a town in Northumberland that I really like, but probably isn’t your typical mumsnet idea of
“decent” xD My parents live in Morpeth though and it’s lovely

Most of these are in reasonable places. www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E804&minBedrooms=3&maxPrice=200000&radius=5.0&propertyTypes=&mustHave=&dontShow=&furnishTypes=&keywords= I wouldn’t live anywhere near Monks Road or Sincil Bank but the villages are all pretty quiet. North Kesteven has one of the lowest crime rates in the country and none of the schools are really bad.

riot

Does your town name begin with a C?

I have clients based on the industrial estate and I sometimes have time to kill, which I usually spend wandering around the quite depressing shopping centre. The area doesn't seem too awful though and it's good for beaches and countryside.

Depends on your priorities. If it is schools - Ripon, North Yorkshire.

11+ - Ripon Grammar www.ripongrammar.co.uk - outstanding, as is the other secondary school.

Small city
Community feel.
Walking distance of everywhere.
Great primary schools
Easy access to the countryside and A1.

Your £200,000 just about gets a 3 bed.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-90053078.html