To live in a 4 bed mortgage free for £250k

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Where can I find a really good 4 bed for £250k?

Not joking - that's where we are at post divorce. The world is my oyster but ideally I need a great primary, secondary, and a flexible school hours (9-3) job (DC have medical stuff going on so can't manage wraparound childcare). Anywhere?

Anywhere but the south east or big cities I would say.

My DS has just bought a house in Lincolnshire. Prices seem very reasonable there. Not sure where else!

Scotland or Wales I guess more likely?

The north.

Norfolk!
scuttles off to do a rightmove search for you

In the North West, Bolton, Bury or Wigan. You’d be relatively close to Manchester and open countryside too.

How serious are the child medical issues? Do you need to be near a tertiary hospital/specialist paediatric hospital?

Here in northern ireland you would get a fab house close by to a main town for that

Losds here, Newcastle/north east

Anywhere Northwest. You can get a lovely 4 bedroom in Yorkshire for that budget. We’ve just bought a lovely three bed semi with garage and large garden in a good area for £130k up here, so your budget could obviously go far.

Lincolnshire. The idea that Scotland is cheap is a myth...as I try to explain to my family who wonder why we live in England and not Scotland. You'll get a really good 4 bed detached house in most parts of Lincolnshire for £250k. Scotland you'll struggle.

County Durham.

Exactly, the most important thing in your list is the medical care for the DC

The job is probably going to be trickiest

Chester is nice, small enough that it feels safe, good schools in general this is £240k www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69245605.html

But what about school holidays? You want a term time 9 to 3 job? I think that will be harder to find than the house.

Nope you will easily get a 4 bedroom house in some areas of Scotland for that amount and in a Naice area

Redcar

Liverpool / the Wirral.

Near to amazing parks and coast and alder hey.

Don’t know how to do links but loads of £250k 4 beds in north Manchester. This is a new build, not sure if the area though.

Northampton way Kettering and surrounding areas.
Don’t do Bolton - I’m from there originally - a bit grim now sadly - what about Preston?
Good luck - you’d be lucky to purchase a 2 bed flat for that price where I am in south east.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-80408027.html

Excellent local schools, primary and secondary. 20 minutes to Peterborough for hospital and work, good road and rail links from there too.

County Durham

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-71026741.html

The Wirral. Beautiful houses. Near the beach. A short train ride to Liverpool. Half an hour to Chester. Want me to find you something?