To ask what your priorities in buying a house would be?

[Bells3032]

If you were buying what would be your non negotiable.... And how far from a station/high street would you be willing to live?

@Chicchicchicchiclana Good point! I skimmed a few...

20min walk to a train station
Shop within walking distance (I don’t drive)
And I’ve promised myself our next house will have a utility room or at least space for a tumble dryer in addition to existing white goods.

Detached
4 big bedrooms
A big garden
A double garage
A large open plan dining room
Rural location

What we wanted when buying our current house & got:
Easy walking distance to town centre and to train & bus station
Three bedrooms
Some kind of garden
Doesn't need much work (can't be arsed with DIY)
Within our not-vast budget
Not in a properly rough area (I grew up on a really rough council estate so have no desire to repeat that experience!)
Catchment not a big issue here as luckily hardly any schools are over-subscribed & they're mostly pretty decent.

I think we're definitely poorer / more easygoing than alot of MNers though

In order...
School catchment
No work that needs doing immediately
Spare bedroom
Large garden
Additional reception room
Office space

no near rivers or large body's of water
a large garden
a workable kitchen,a large enough space if its fugly that's fine its something to work on
no leasehold
no main road or near large road
within a 20 min walk of some shops /decent schools
attic space
45 min max travel distance to relatives

Generally if it outdated or needs some work i don't care as long as theres space its fixable but if its falling apart that's my line

Own parking
Garden (small is fine if there's communal outside space nearby)
Preferably a garage or shed with side or rear access (so the kids are not dragging their bikes and scooters and muddy/sandy stuff through the house)
Downstairs loo
Minimum 3 bed/2 bathroom
Not near a flight path or flood plain

Budget
Location - 10 minutes on foot to town.
Two toilets
Parking

Detached, detached, detached. Oh and did I say detached?

Quiet and preferably leafy area
View
Nice unoverlooked garden
Garage
Walking distance to amenities preferred
Good Wi-Fi
Schools, station etc of no importance

3 good sized bedrooms, none of the 1 big, 1 okay and 1 tiny that so many houses seem to have.

Good sized rooms, garden, not new build, decent schools.

as well as many of items already commented, I would add:

Mains drainage
A decent internet connection
Ability to adapt for the forthcoming green revolution. So you need to be able to add MVHR, and lots of insulation. Gas is either on it's way out or will be replaced by expensive hydrogen.
Similarly to above, climate change resilient, so not on a flood plain/crumbling cliff.

Light is my number one priority. I can't stand it when rooms are dark all day. Morning light on one side, evening light on the other. Having lived in a dark home, then a bright, light one, I know the difference this makes to your wellbeing. Well, mine, anyway.

Garden
Parking
Good schools
Can't be open plan
Internet speeds

Me - a second toilet
DP - drive/garage/parking space (basically anywhere he can park)

Like to be within 1.5 miles of a train station as I can't drive.

Garden garden garden garden

(I am enduring lockdown in a flat with a toddler)

@Chicchicchicchiclana I've been reading them, I find it quite interesting! Fascinating how essentials for some are negatives for others

Affordable
Within one of about 6 roads for location / holding value
Large garden
Driveway
Not terraced
Not new build
At least three double bedrooms
At least two separate reception rooms downstairs
Scope to extend/improve
No bodgy DIY to undo

Fast Broadband
Detached
4 beds or 3 and an office
Large kitchen
Utility Room
Downstairs loo (husband moans about not having one EVERY DAY!!)
Medium Garden

Not too worried about the station thing as hopefully we’ll all be WFH soon. But if not a short drive from a London Mainline.

3-4 beds, utility, garden, large kitchen and dining room that could potentially become open plan. Bathroom big enough to have a separate shower cubicle. No immediate work that needs doing.

1. Location. We compromised on a lot for our current place because it’s in the exact area we wanted. When I dream of moving somewhere out of London I dream of the precise part of the country I’d want to be in and the specific villages, not the type of house. I’d take a 3 bed in the nicer village over a 6 bed elsewhere.

1. Period property.

1. Garden.

Ample parking
Neighbours houses ( upkeep/general tidiness)
Roads ( is it used as a cut through/rat run)
Bus/train links within walking distance

Detached
Schools
Location
Room size
Bathrooms (need 2 minimum)
Near shops but not too near
Garage

For me:

peace
space
garden
near parks

our dd is a teen so schools not an issue, but I need somewhere for peace and quiet.

Essential...
Detached
Four + beds
Utility room
One ensuite and downstairs loo at a minimum
Garden
Garage
Driveway

Ideally...
Conservatory
Kitchen diner