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to think this house is great if you don't want nearby neighbours?!

106 replies

Nomoreneighbours · 19/03/2022 15:44

here:

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/121071542#/?channel=RES_BUY

Living in a typical suburban semi on an estate where the non attached neighbours are only 8ft away...plus the ones over the road, behind etc this looks like paradise to me.

Unfortunately its too small for us, we need more space downstairs and 4 beds, and an extension that big would cost ££££s (our total budget is £400k). Nice to dream of views and no immediate neighbours though!

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Riverlee · 19/03/2022 20:41

The first one is quite petty looking, but I don’t like stairs in the main lounge.

In the second one, I don’t think much of the photo shots. However, of anyone knows where the hanging basket comes from 8n photo 8, then let me know. Why is there a blurred picture of a path no38)

girlmom21 · 19/03/2022 20:44

@Riverlee

The first one is quite petty looking, but I don’t like stairs in the main lounge.

In the second one, I don’t think much of the photo shots. However, of anyone knows where the hanging basket comes from 8n photo 8, then let me know. Why is there a blurred picture of a path no38)

I think that blurred picture is the private road Grin
Bringinglightandpeace · 19/03/2022 20:47

Looks depressing.

Anyone could break in and no one near around to help. The house reminds me of something you see in a scary movie- someone knocking on your door but you have no idea who it is.

SimonedeBeauvoirscat · 19/03/2022 20:56

Can’t believe nobody has mentioned pesticide spraying.

Newnamefor2022 · 19/03/2022 22:16

I think it looks grim. Tiny and soulless!

Katkincake · 19/03/2022 22:47

How uncanny. On drive home from Telford this eve I happened to glance at sat nav and saw a road called ‘blue bell’, figured it must be named after a pub and gave it no further thought till now. Deffo’ gonna be getting some A5 noise there.

FurbleSocks · 19/03/2022 23:11

@Blossomtoes

I’d have thought the likelihood of agricultural land being built on is pretty remote. It’s really hard to get planning permission for that.
Not in our borough. I can (almost) see 4000 new houses built on agricultural land between my village and the town. Less than a mile from the back gardens to the front gardens of the new builds.
PissedOffNeighbour22 · 19/03/2022 23:22

@ImplementingTheDennisSystem Do you know my neighbours? Grin
The field behind us had sheep on when we viewed, as soon as we bought the house the neighbours started riding all manner of quad bikes, motorbikes etc round and round the field. There's always kids screaming and running around and I'm pretty sure they're shouting the lovely rabbits that live on there.
They seem to be running multiple businesses on there too and caravans have started appearing.
Twats.

Can't believe the price of the Tamworth house posted. I live in a shitty part of Yorkshire and that would cost at least £100k more here (yet it's supposedly cheap up north Hmm).

StoneofDestiny · 19/03/2022 23:33

No chance! Imagine coming home late at night to that house - pitch dark and nobody near by. Imagine leaving it empty to go on holiday for a few weeks - no neighbours to keep an eye out. Imagine wanting to pop out for the newspaper and milk each day - a lot of distance to cover.

Give me nice neighbours anyway.

Nomoreneighbours · 19/03/2022 23:50

it's less than 10 mins from a supermarket! I live in a town currently and although I have a corner shop at the bottom of the road, my nearest supermarket is further away.

It does have a neighbour on one side but at a decent distance.

I'm thinking of taking a drive past next week just to be nosey. And see exactly how bad the traffic noise is.

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HoveringDonkeyofKnock · 19/03/2022 23:53

Oh I love it. I want to have it!

thingymaboob · 20/03/2022 00:21

It looks really spooky to me. The scene of a horror film, bleak and exposed. No thanks

Cherrysoup · 20/03/2022 00:21

@Tabitha005

Lovely... until some volume developer whacks 300 houses on that field.
It’s on an estate so I’d say that’s hopefully unlikely.
mjf981 · 20/03/2022 01:42

I agree with a PP as well. It looks spooky and lonely and depressing. I actually really dislike it.

Jinglebellsoncake · 20/03/2022 01:46

What a bargain

Blackmagicqueen · 20/03/2022 01:56

Is that the house from The Snowman?! It's fantastic.

Blackmagicqueen · 20/03/2022 01:58

I do agree alittle spooky possibly! I do love all of the land and space though.

alwayscrashinginthesamecar1 · 20/03/2022 01:58

I can't imagine anything worse! It's creepy as hell, tiny and hideous! I was brought up in the countryside and don't do rural.

NumberTheory · 20/03/2022 02:22

Way too small and pokey for me. It's not just the lack of rooms but how small they are (as bad as most new builds Shock). I love the idea of land and not being overlooked but not at the expense of being able to walk places or have really good public transport!

But that land does look good.

garlictwist · 20/03/2022 04:57

This one near me has been on the market for months. It's right at the top of the moors and I often think it would be ace to live there but a huge long hill to get anywhere

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/73593847#/?channel=RES_BUY

Monty27 · 20/03/2022 05:04

It's beautiful but I wouldn't trust the local council not to piss on my Picasso

Seema1234 · 20/03/2022 05:16

The area looks flat and boring. I have to have some hills.

bozzabollix · 20/03/2022 07:51

Why do people think anything rural and with space around it is spooky?

I live in the woods, you’d be absolutely bricking it here, scared of the foxes, badgers and very twinkly stars that you can see properly in the dark.

Seema1234 · 20/03/2022 08:23

Now living in the woods. That I would love. What's it like @ bozzabolix?

girlmom21 · 20/03/2022 08:37

[quote garlictwist]This one near me has been on the market for months. It's right at the top of the moors and I often think it would be ace to live there but a huge long hill to get anywhere

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/73593847#/?channel=RES_BUY[/quote]
Wow that's beautiful!
That's the problem sometimes isn't it - whether it's too remote as people get older but with modern technology I think it'll be less of an issue in time.