Why do you live where you live?

[Raw1667]

always live around here that is the reason

We wanted to be near Forest and rivers, but not too remote and not too far from family. We also wanted to avoid living on an estate meaning that detached feels properly detached. Being slightly further from the main city/posh areas meant it was a little more affordable and a bit more relaxed in feel.

Got together with DH about 15 years ago - we'd been long distance and wanted to move in together and make it official. We talked about it and decided that we wanted to be near the sea and also near to family . We both packed up and moved to a flat near the sea and within an hour's drive of my adult children. We've been very happy ever since.

Riyadh because of work and love of heat.

Lots of things but I guess Convenience is the main point.

We’re close to one set of grandparents and there’s good road and rail links so we can both commute in different directions.

Rail links mean we can get away with only having 1 car.

Primary schools are good.

We’re walking distance to a high street, lots of parks and the GP.

Oh and it’s somewhere that we could afford the kind of house we wanted!

Got offered this council property prior to the bidding system, so it was say yes or find a private rental. I’d always wanted a rural rather than town property so on paper was perfect. However I didn’t know the area at all when I moved in so had to start from scratch. Been here 17yrs now and two of my children were born in the house.

London - moved here originally for work but 25 years later still here as it's a fantastic place to raise children and we have lots of friends and love it.

Maybe one day we'll move out, but I don't know where to and have absolutely no inclination to at the moment.

Near family, near train station, near town, near fields.

I wanted to stay fairly central, dh wanted easy access to work. We found 2 houses we liked, he chose this one.

I grew up here, he moved from one of the surrounding villages.

I left my then partner, couldn't afford to stay in the area we lived in, moved miles away to be nearer family instead. This house was chosen for off street parking, walking distance of local shops and public transport, sunny aspect, garden, close to town.

Because I was living in a tiny, one bed cottage, DP and I wanted to live together and needed a bigger house. He wanted rural and I liked rural too so we moved in this place together. We wanted extra bedrooms so we could have our kids to stay and so we could foster.

I moved in with my husband when we married and immediately felt at home, despite not being a village dweller before.

I live on Vancouver Island, BC , because my DH is Navy and we are posted here.
Not a bad spot to be!

Schools. Catchment for one of best state primary schools in the country & then state secondary in top 10.

Because we couldn't afford the nicer area we grow up in so moved further north by 15 miles turned out well as our town is fast growing, popular with good public transport links the areas we wanted to live in have gone down hill and lost a lot of their links so we were lucky.

We currently live were we do in our town because it was close enough to walk to the centre but is set back from the road and backs onto a nature reserve so the best of both worlds.

Always lived round here and wanted to stay close to my parents.

Was convenient for both work places. Then we had kids, made freinds and the kids settled in schools here and now we cba to move.

Ignore the typos where not were don't know why my phone switched them 🤦‍♀️

I love it here, within an hour of every family member I have, walking distance to work and school, in a national park, in a private 10 acre park within that park, beautiful house, I can walk to a cinema, food shops, restaurants, gym, tennis and golf clubs, doctors, community hospital, dentists - everything really.

I've designed being here for this life stage, I've lived on three continents with work but knew I would be 'home' at this point in my life.

Landlord sold the house we were living in. Needed something quick, but this was the only place big enough and in budget within 15 miles. It Was supposed to be a stop gap for a year until a suitable house became available but within 8 months my husband left and I developed a disability which means I have had to stop work, now we’re stuck as no one will rent to someone on disability benefits and social housing waiting list is 10+ years.

Work. I live at the other end of the country from where I grew up.

DH was offered a job here a few years ago and we took the plunge to move our family across the country. It was the best thing we ever did. We are surrounded by beautiful beaches, forests and parks, and have been able to buy a house when we couldn't afford one "back home".

My ex left and I couldn't afford the rent anymore.

So I went social housing.
Got unceremoniously dumped here, 2 hours from nearest family and home town.
Can't afford to move.

Work, but also wanted village life. Great schools, fields, affordable housing, 30 minutes to town, walks and country parks on the doorstep, 45 minutes from the sea.

Rural but 30 minutes drive from 2 major cities. I’ve lived in the same village my whole life! I had my children young so stayed to be near family and then had more children so now stuck for school, family and friends, but really it’s a nice place to be stuck. I love that I can walk the dog or pop to the shop across the road and know almost everyone I encounter. There’s a nice feeling of belonging about it and my children feel so safe here.
We could probably afford a larger home but I don’t think there are any in our village and I’m not ready to leave yet. Maybe when DC leave I’ll suggest we move to the cost. I’d love to be near the sea.