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I’ve fallen in love with this house …

106 replies

Quantly · 02/07/2022 16:56

but it’s in Norwich. I’ve never even been to Norwich and I don’t know why I was even looking there! It can only be a sign, right?!

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/124553060?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY

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WestHamAreMassive · 02/07/2022 16:57

i can feel the ghosts from here op!

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 02/07/2022 16:58

That is a nice house

KurriKawari · 02/07/2022 16:58

It's gorgeous!!

BruceAndNosh · 02/07/2022 17:01

That fits the description I read on here 'a house you'd love to stay in, but not live there"

bloodywhitecat · 02/07/2022 17:01

It's a beautiful house and Norwich is a lovely city.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 02/07/2022 17:01

Dark; noisy ( thin old walls ) ? Nowhere to park….. church bells or possibly clock.

no thanks

Quantly · 02/07/2022 17:02

I don’t mind ghosts! I’ve been house hunting for months now and haven’t been drawn to anything in the way this house has drawn me. I so wish it was somewhere I could practically move to.

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FootontheHeartbreak · 02/07/2022 17:03

WestHamAreMassive · 02/07/2022 16:57

i can feel the ghosts from here op!

Me too!

KindergartenKop · 02/07/2022 17:04

Norwich is great. Why can't you move there?

Quantly · 02/07/2022 17:04

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 02/07/2022 17:01

Dark; noisy ( thin old walls ) ? Nowhere to park….. church bells or possibly clock.

no thanks

Parking has always been one of my non-negotiables but even so I still love it!

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CoastalWave · 02/07/2022 17:06

Norwich is lovely.

Quantly · 02/07/2022 17:07

KindergartenKop · 02/07/2022 17:04

Norwich is great. Why can't you move there?

I could if I was brave enough. But I wouldn’t know anyone there, I’d have to find a new job etc. My dc are all adults so that wouldn’t, in theory, be an issue but they’re currently living nowhere near there.

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VioletCharlotte · 02/07/2022 17:07

It's lovely, this is the sort of house I'd love to live in. Would happily live in Norwich too, but too far to work unfortunately (even if I could afford it!)

FootontheHeartbreak · 02/07/2022 17:08

Thinking the maintenance though! I looked at a very similar house a few years ago in another town. It was listed and the upkeep would drive me mad.

applesandpears33 · 02/07/2022 17:09

What a beautiful house. I'd like a little more outside space though.

MadMadMadamMim · 02/07/2022 17:11

Nice - but far too expensive and no (real) outside space. I want more than a grotty back yard for half a million quid!

Quantly · 02/07/2022 17:11

I know - with my practical head on it’s a complete no-go. I’m meant to be down sizing and going low maintenance. This is the total opposite. But my heart is currently speaking louder than my head!

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FixItUpChappie · 02/07/2022 17:18

Oh its wonderful - I love it too OP

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 02/07/2022 17:18

It screams money pit.

Nice for a weekend break but not to live in.

Misstes · 02/07/2022 17:19

It’s a lovely house but I wonder how much charm would be lost once their antique furniture was removed and it was just a shell. Also it’s on many levels, I’d break my neck in the first week forgetting the steps to the loo in the middle of the night!!!

Quantly · 02/07/2022 17:21

Everyone posting the downsides to this house - please keep posting! I need to hear them.

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parietal · 02/07/2022 17:23

The floor plans are badly made and don't match the pictures. The front door isn't marked and one plan has a spiral staircase that doesn't match any other floor.

Bluevelvetsofa · 02/07/2022 17:27

Beautiful, but impractical.

flapjackfairy · 02/07/2022 17:27

you would have people right outside your front window . that alone would put me off. oh and the ghosts!

LaurieFairyCake · 02/07/2022 17:28

It's gorgeous