I'm really torn on if we should move house and wondering if anyone can share their experience of moving closer to family / why they didn't.
It's currently me , DH and DS. We currently live on a nice estate , nice neighbours, nice sized 4 bed detached play room etc. Not the best town - nothing bad just a bit of a rundown town , but loads to do outside of town, lovely parks etc. My DS is due to start primary next September and a primary school is being built , his year being the first intake and in walking distance . A park, shops etc also being built within walking distance. We have made some nice friends , commuting to London is good (I do it a bit for work) . We are about 35 mins from DH family - his mum and her DH love our DS and see him lots , but don't help with childcare.
My family are about 2 hours away in a city. We are thinking of putting our house up next week to move to be closer to my family/old friends. We are mainly moving to be closer to my DM as she will help a lot with childcare , i.e a Saturday afternoon if we want to go out etc. I also have friends and other family back where I am from. We have found a great private primary that my DS would go to.
I suppose I'm trying to weigh it up and looking for other people's experiences. The move itself will cost a lot , our monthly outgoings will be higher if we move bigger mortgage , private school, although hopefully mortgage will settle down soon. To live in a good area of the city you also get less for your money that where we live now. If anyone could share their wisdom I would appreciate it ! It's such a big decision.