We bought out house in 2007, at what turned out to be the peak of the market. It isn't in the worst area, but not great. It is victorian, so always cold, expensive to heat. Main road, bus route, noisy at pub kicking out time as on main route through village.
Got it valued, with view to move. But it is worth 10k less what we paid, ceiling price, would get 5k less realistically. Plus we have spent about 20k doing it up.
So no chance of moving for a very long time, which has made me miserable. I feel bad for ds as he will have to go to crappy local school, with local mentality (ex mining village, very insular). And I just feel stupid for buying it as we are trapped, and may never recoup the price we paid for it.