To be nervous to buy a house with no immediate neighbours

[Mum2HC]

Hello

we are house hunting and have seen a house that ticks all the boxes other than it is not in a village setting we are used to. My partner thinks it is perfect!
closest neighbour is about 200m down the road. Nearest town is less than 10 mins drive to the centre. There is a big Waitrose 5 mins away. Opposite (these are down a drive) a big golf course and tennis club.

would you be scared having no immediate neighbours?

thank you

Sounds ideal and is what we’ll be looking for next year, hopefully neighbours won’t be that close.

Perfect, dream home. Though I adore my neighbours!

My thinking is the same. Perfect! As long as traffic to and from the golf and tennis clubs isn't noisy at evenings and weekends and sound doesn't travel to an intrusive extent from events held in the clubhouses then it sounds good.

Absolutely perfect! We live in the middle of nowhere…no mains gas, no mains sewage, no street lights, no bus service, no pavements! Surrounded by woods and fields, at night there’s no light pollution and no traffic sounds. Closest village shop is a 10min drive, closest supermarket probably about 15-20min drive and closest main line train station is a 30min drive to a big town..LOVE IT! We get our groceries delivered, lots of online and Amazon deliveries…what’s not to love??It’s not something I own up to but lockdown was lovely out here!

How often do you hear alarms going off in towns and NO ONE does anything about it?
… I think you’ll be fine. I live somewhere similar.
just keep an eye out when people appear, greet them, and don’t let anyone use your garden like a country park!

Even with a partner there may well be times when OP is home alone, even overnight, especially as dc grow older. OP may arrive home on a wild stormy night in winter to find the house dark and empty (for many very logical and genuine reasons).

It wouldn't bother some people. It would scare the living daylights out of others. If you've got an overactive imagination, don't do it.

Also what about your dc? Will you be happy with them walking home alone in the dark in their teens? Or are you and dp committed to years and years of dropping off and pucking up?

Sounds perfect!! Get some good security lighting if you’re worried :-)

Just buying something similar and I can’t wait! Go for it!

I’d LOVE this

We live like this and it is wonderful! We do have a camera at the front but not motion sensor lights as they get triggered by foxes etc and I did not like that. It feels much safer here than I ever did in a town. I think you do need to get used to other sounds, like the house creaks and that can sound like someone is in it etc, you hear these more as it is so quiet !!i dread the day we ever have to move!!

Sounds ideal.
My direct neighbours are total cocks, I hate them with a passion and wish awful things would happen to them on a daily basis.

200 metres away is nothing

Thanks everyone! You’re filling me with hope. I hope I will adjust. My husband absolutely loves it and nothing else is coming on the market!

What bothers you about it?

My nearest neighbour is a village school about 500m as the crow flies and the cottage which is about 200m away in the opposite direction. The people who own the cottage only visit at weekends.

It’s lovely and quiet here and we have a long driveway bordering 2 fields so no road noise at all.

When I was growing up we lived in the middle of nowhere (which was rubbish as a kid as it was too far to visit other kids) and I lost count of the number of times we were burgled. It's just much easier to burgle isolated houses. We had to cut down all the trees at the front so the house was visible from the road and install the world's loudest alarm system (which we kept setting off by mistake and nearly deafening ourselves in the process).

So, I wouldn't be keen on it. It's a nice idea, but I do like not having to drive miles to get to places. I also quite like being able to walk to my neighbours houses for a drink etc.

This isn't true, I work in this field, burglary rates are highest in densely populated areas

this is what I want to hear!!

I have no neighbours and it’s wonderful. 200 meters is really not that far. Just read all the parking threads on here and you’ll soon realise how lucky you are.

There is a thread currently on here from an OP who is annoyed that their next door neighbours are always in the garden when it’s sunny. She’s genuinely annoyed they use their garden. You are living the dream.

No, not at all.

I grew up somewhere much more remote than this. Loved it, had lots of freedom (and animals), knew all the neighbours for miles around. In fact, the closer I live to other people the less I interact with them. Most people seem to drive their children everywhere nowadays, regardless of where they live.

We live somewhere exactly like you describe it is perfect in many ways - HOWEVER since the kids have hit 13 and 10 years old, they miss their pals and I am always in the car. Always. So now we are selling up and moving back to town...

Where is this house!!!! I'm rural and on the outskirts of a village. Whilst I love the peace, I wish I was closer to amenities (15 miles either way)

Nothing better!!!

I've seen so many posts on here complaining about their neighbours. I'd love it but it depends what suits you.

This is us now! It’s a 25/30min drive to the town where we currently are. From the new house I would be excited to be able to get to the gym, restaurants etc within 5 mins!