Anyone moved to a new build housing estate?

[Holymoly321]

DH and I are thinking about moving to a new build housing estate as the schools are much better than those near the older Victorian type properties in the area we are thinkning of moving to. BOth of us have always prefered Victorian houses and are a bit wary of moving to new build as they have less character, no shops 'just round the corner' etc and usually much smaller rooms. Anyone else made the move and how have they found it?

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We've moved to 2 new builds in the last 10 years - yes you get shops, schools etc but you do get flimsey internal walls and usually you can hear everything thats going on if there are people upstairs. We found the lay out to be brilliant as they are built to modern needs. Such as utility room, en-suites kitchen/diners, double glazing, efficent heating etc etc. Downsides are they usually have quite a small garden which are generally overlooked.

Pick your plot well and make sure you know what is being built over the road and around you etc. Try and get one with the right facing garden rather than just going for whats left. Be aware of what your neighbours parking facilities are like as well as your own in case it turns into a free for all outside your own front door. Are they building shops with a chip shop just downwind from you and things like that.

We have just moved again into a 1960's property that needs updating but the build quality is far different and we can't hear anything when someone is upstairs. I liked new build houses but got fed up of being surround by so many other people.

personally, never would by choice but if everything else fitted in terms of location/school/commuting then i might depending on actual house. we're relocating and chose not to buy a 1980s house which tikced all the boxes except "period". we're renting now instead (georgian!) and will hold out for the house we really want.

There are some massive new-build estates going up round here. We live in a Victorian terrace which we'd like to move out of sometime soon ...but not into a new-build I'm afraid. We went to have a look recently and were looking round one - very nice downstairs, beautifully finished etc etc but when I asked the lady-in-the-suit if it was a two-bed she got quite offended and told me 'No madam, it's a 4-bed executive'....Where the do you fit 4 beds upstairs in that????? And why, when space is at a premium do you HAVE TO have a WC donwstairs, a bathroom upstairs AND an en-suite?
However I know some people who've moved in and there are obvious advantages and if you look around you can find houses with bigger gardens or in better positions. Some of them are built with winding interesting roads where there always seem to be kids on bikes etc which would be great. These new-builds are just about within walking distance of some older shops.

Depends on the scale of "estate". We live in a 1980's development of just over 20 houses, none of which are quite the same, and surrounded by older houses, which is quite manageable. More recent developments around here are vast and have their own infrastructure of shops, doctors, schools etc which take time to have sufficient demand of occupied housing to be worth building and to evolve. However if you buy with a young family your children may easily find similarly aged, long standing friends locally.

We were tempted to buy on one about 15 years ago, but didn't, and now it is a monstrosity ! They are still building new communities in South East (Government housing plans) most recently on old hospital sites but the next designated sites include an old quarry and land on a flood plain, so be careful to research it first.

This is all sounding quite depressing! We've got viewings for around 10 properties on saturday ranging from the new builds (which are all around 5 years old and on fairly large plots with no 'local' shops - more of a mini 'complex' with chemist, general shop and maybe a chippy back slap in the middle of the whole estate) to the lovely old victorian houses (with lots of 'local' shops)to get a feel of what is available. It's very frustrating - it shouldn't have to be a choice down to which have the best schools nearby! I mean DS is only 10months old so school is a long way off, but we've moved so many times over the last few years it would be nice to be in the same place for more than five minutes!

HWAT IS IT WITH HOUSES WIHT CHARACHTER FGS

you mean htat nothign fits and htere loads of hother poeples DIRT int ehm
yuck
new new new all the way here

yes i agree with you smiling. i like house with character.YES CHARACHTER . we bought new house and its in the house estate, whichis we dont like. its great if you buy big land and build your ouse in the middle of the your land. but estate area, so noisy, kids play football, they run up and down infront of your house(yes i have children and i will not let he play outside someones house. will rather take them toplay field near. you cant have fencing over certain height, or hedges cause its all open plan, blahblah, which annoys me, po walks over your lawn.
would like to buy cottage house WITH CHRACT|ER| with land. and lots of trees. no neighbours no cat shit in my garden.
do i sound fed up. yes, our place supposed to be nice place. u can check on upmystreet dot com and they will tell you the avareage of the place. eductaion, occupation,earns well, rides all company cars,kids go private school, or mostly retired ppl.etc.. kind of class you into certain level, you dont buy house running down place dont u, so checing is good.
well, we are looking for right house atm

bumping for the evening crowd

we just bought a second property, a new build but part of an esablished estate.

We are being given 21k worth of deposit and it is onl;y two miles from our exisitng property (new build)

I think it is always a very personal choice

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