What type of housing would you not want to live?

[WomenHour]

House , Flat Penthouse , Caravan etc

I would probably not want to live on the top floor of a massive block of flats, couldn't be bothered.

New Build
Grey council tower
One of those depressing bungalows you often find in or near seaside towns
Thatched cottage (fire risk would terrify me)

I would not want to live in a houseboat of any kind. Water rats, the weird houseboat dwelling community and super busy towpaths put me off.

I've lived in all sorts of houses in my time bar a Tower Block.
For me the location is the key rather than the style of house.
I couldn't live in a city centre (although sometimes I do fantasise about walking to the shops for a mooch about rather than taking the car and paying a fortune for parking but it is a fleeting thought.
I really don't think I could live in a Tower Block - I like silence too much I think.
In my dreams I live in a house minutes from the sea. It isn't the house I see in my dreams but the view and the closeness to the sea.

Obviously we have the "When we win the Lottery" house fantasy discussion and I would love a house large enough for a craft room, study and library as well as a huge garage for Mr Petrol Head (DG) and DD wants a 'Snow Room' and a Boot Room.
But as long as I'm with my family I could quite happily live anywhere because they are what makes home my Home, not the bricks and mortar.
(Currently living in a Bungalow, grew up in a bungalow in fact, but I miss stairs! I missed stairs as a child even though I didn't them. I like running up them on all fours!)

brushandmop re bungalows, maybe people don't like sleeping on the ground floor and not being able to leave windows open overnight? I've never lived in one but I think I might feel less safe sleeping downstairs.

I think another reason is that bungalows seem to be associated with pensioners in parts of England. It always makes me smile when I see property programmes where the prospective house buyer absolutely doesn’t want a bungalow. I grew up in a two storey house and my job was.vacuuming the stairs every week. I vowed I’d live in a bungalow when I grew up so that I’d never have to vacuum a stairs again!

I sleep with my top window open every night and feel perfectly safe. We’ve a good burglar alarm and beams so I think if anyone decided to break in we’d know! If you’re upstairs and you hear noises downstairs that’s rather scary! Re mixing private and public spaces-our bedrooms are in two separate wings and the living spaces are in the central section so no need for anyone to go to the “private” areas. A huge plus is that it’s so easy to clean windows; easy to get out in the case of a fire; maintenance is easier too. The downside is that, because bungalows have a far greater footprint than a two storey house, your garden is naturally going to have to be far bigger too. I’m NOT a fan of weeding and deadheading, I’m afraid! They are just necessary evils d
P.S I’m not in the UK

Mid terrace, any type of flat, new build estate with loads of screaming or marauding kids, house that the front door opens onto the pavement, no garden just a concrete back yard.

Anywhere in the depths of the countryside, albeit with lovely views, etc., where you need to get in the car and drive for 15 minutes plus every time you run out of milk or bog roll.

A friends’ place in that situation cured me of ever wanting similar!

Oh, and anywhere with bedrooms on the ground floor. I need to be able to have bedroom windows open at night.

Anywhere more than a 10 minute walk from a well connected station.

Nowhere without and East/West aspect.

Nowhere unsafe.

Nowhere without at least communal gardens and it's own front door.

Not a caravan/park home

I've lived in caravans, tents, bedsits, tower blocks and even my car for a period! I draw the line at shared housing though. I HATE living with other people that aren't my dc and would take a high rise flat over a shared house.

I would hate to live in a flat, or anywhere with no private garden (ours is tiny but still there!). Also hate new builds, would never buy one again.

I love bungalows. I'd love to live in one. We used to live in a ground floor garden flat and I loved having everything on the same level.

A bungalow or ground floor flat - feel funny about sleeping on the ground floor.
Basement flat.
A flat that was so high you needed to use a lift.
A house that's very overlooked by neighbours.
Anything on a very busy road or that fronts directly onto the pavement.
Below the level of the road or at the bottom of a big hill (flood risk!)
Actually, it's becoming apparent why I'm finding it hard to consider moving!!

My only absolute no no would be parking. Has to be off street or allocated space.

I hate having to find street parking, gamble every time.

Any kind of council flat or maisonette.

We live in a first floor flat. Garden is an issue at times but I can certainly think of worse places to live. We have private car parking. We do have a shared garden it's just not secure.

I would hate to live in a bedsit of any kind.

Oh I know what I would really hate. My parents live on a row of million pound houses. They are all white concrete blocks, on top of each other, tiny gardens, just generally unpleasant and no value for money. I would hate to live in them.

The one has a beautiful roll top bath with huge full length windows.. that are overlooked by 5 houses and a well used road. If I had that money I would want some privacy and off road parking at a minimjm

A flat with no garden, but that’s only because it would be awkward for my dogs. A downstairs flat with a garden would be fine. I previously lived in a flat before I had pets and it was perfectly nice.

I’d have no trouble living in terraced/semi/townhouse or caravan/park home, as long as pets were allowed. I’ve lived in all these before, including ex-council on an estate. Would happily do so again!

A tower block, especially Trellick Tower.

A boat. Nothing on earth would persuade me to live on water!
A caravan/mobile home.
A thatched cottage - expensive upkeep and insurance, draughty, and very gloomy due to small windows and low ceilings.

Boats can be quite nice to live on. Ours was as big as my first bedsit, and better planned. Re rats, the solution is to cut a 2 litre water bottle in half, and feed your mooring line through the cap end like a funnel. Rats can't get over it. It obviously needs replacing regularly. But it keeps the vermin from climbing aboard. And obviously, you have the option of changing the scenery whenever you fancy.

I'm not that far off my pension so I'd like to live in a single storey property . I'd hate to not have a garden.
I really wouldn't like to live in a flat again, after living for nearly half my life in one.

New build on a new build estate with thin walls, small rooms and a small garden surrounded by 6ft wooden fence panels.

Lived in many places from small London flat to country cottage.
I don’t want to live in a flat again (I like outdoor space), terraced house ( neighbours too close) , absolutely no oil tanks or septic tanks ( nightmare to live with).
Obviously this is just from my personal experience, I haven’t included shared student and young starting out accommodation I have been in as blatantly obviously I don’t want to go back to student digs and communal kitchens and bathrooms! But I have lived in many such places when I was young and survived.
Most people have to work up through a range of accommodation do they not? We can’t all start out in nice detached houses.

How insulated are boats to live on? I imagine most canal / British river boats have poor insulation & are pretty damp & cold in winter.

A castle - too spooky!