To ask where you'd live?

[EscapeAnywhere]

If you could move anywhere (in the UK)?
You don't have DC (yet) or any family commitments, work from home, and have about £250k in savings to buy a house. Where would you settle?

I love where I live in SW London, but could never get anything for £250k here sadly, so I'd say somewhere in the Cotswolds, maybe Tetbury or Kingham and surrounds.

It depends what you want out of life? Big city? Quiet rural area

Definitely not a big city, but not sure teeny tiny village either.

So a town, rural, but not middle of no where rural.

Been trying to decide for 2 years now, viewed dozens of houses far and wide, and visited so many places but no where felt like 'home'.

Great ideas here though.

Buxton or York.

Ross on Wye

North Yorkshire.. Rural but with suitable shopping options.

Somewhere in Northumberland for me. Alnmouth maybe, close to Alnwick for a bigger town, train to Newcastle for a city. Love it up that way

Also train north to Edinburgh, I've sold it to myself!

Cotswolds or South Lakes

North Wales.

I’d look at Newcastle/North Tyneside

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-59860908.html

Is £250k your house budget?

North Yorkshire coast. Beautiful

Where are the jobs you'd need?

Your budget won't get you much in the South of England or most cities. Shropshire rural areas of Wales (except the National Parks) you might get something small.

Unfortunately 250k will not get you much in desired locations, even in rural areas.
Places like the Cotswolds, New Forest, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall command high premiums. You might get something in Wales or Scotland for that budget.

Edinburgh or London it’s hard! But Edinburgh wins as they wanna remain, healthcare better.

Consider how important the weather is to you.
Midlands of England is a lot warmer and drier as is the south. Further north from that add snow and rain in greater quantities.

Elgin or Inverness. But as a PP said, check internet connectivity before you commit.

St Lawrence on the Isle of Wight or Bristol.

Frome. You won’t get much/anything in Bath for £250k

Edinburgh

Lol I didn't read that properly. I'd say somewhere like Portsmouth or Southampton. You'd get more for your money there but easily accessible to London and other lovely places but without the price tag.

Newcastle/North Tyneside or possibly northumberland. Specifically the coastal areas of Tynemouth, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Seaton Sluice 😍

You say ‘yet’ to children, so does that mean they’re hopefully part of the plan? If so, I’d use that as my starting point. What does an area have that’s good for children, are there lots of family friendly things to do, what are the schools like etc.
Then think about whether you’d prefer to be more on the coast than inland and start whittling it down from there. £250k is a lot of money, but will still be short for many areas. Maybe look at what kind of house you’d like and see where it’s affordable? Again if you’re hoping for children I imagine you’ll need at least two beds and would like a garden?
Sorry that’s probably quite a boring, practical answer to your question!

Dartmouth, Lymington or Swanage. Somewhere where there are boats and sea/river and it's not rainy all the time.

Maybe £250k is just the deposit? Ideally it could be a mortgage free property but do you have a limit with a mortgage or would you prefer outright ownership only?