Currently getting our house ready to put on the market (we are not crazy - we have done a lot of work to the house and even if price dips slightly, we are still in a good position).
We want to stay in the same area. Current house is 1980s house in what can only be described as bungalow- ville. We are on a culdesac. Looking at a house on a new build estate that is 3 years old. Kids school friends are all there, good location. House is big and spacious with decent garden, play area at end of the road.
Other houses in the area are all older bungalows or older style chalets on main roads. But they are all advertised as being Non- Estate houses. Why is this seen as a good thing? They are all family homes but kids won't be able to play in the street or knock for their friends. Are we going to regret moving onto an estate? I want the kids to be able to hang out with friends, cycle their bikes up and down etc. The non estate house feels like something we might want once tbe kids are at university. But surely easier to be on an estate with friends when they are young?