Dh and I have seen a house we liked. The size/condition of the house for the money they’re asking for is rarely low; this is due to the location. It’s not even a village; it’s just a group of houses off the side of the road, near the water. There’s no shop or school, they’re about 8 miles away. The council would actually pick up/drop off primary school age dc (we have three, two in school, one baby) but I think that we’d need to take/drop off dc3 when they reach nursery age. I currently can’t drive, obviously it’d be a priority to learn and I’d start as soon as I can but obviously there are situations I can’t control re length of test waiting times etc. DH’s flexible and can drive, but it’s a given that I’ll need to learn asap and I can’t say how long that will take. The thing is, this house would be paid off in 5 years with the mortgage being so small, it’s walk-in ready, it has enough bedrooms for each dc to have their own (albeit not big bedrooms), we’d be able to go on a few holidays a year which we currently can’t, we’d be able to save money, we could afford me to be a SAHM for as long as it suits the family/indefinitely. But it also means living in between two towns with nothing at your doorstep, there’s not even anywhere for a walk. Other houses we’ve seen in the actual towns would mean that we could afford them but probably no holidays/one every few years, low savings monthly but more amenities. These are very small towns so there’s nothing like cinemas etc. We’re restricted location wise due to custody arrangements with the older DC’s father (dh is only the father of dc3).