living in a 2 bedroom flat at the moment, in an area which i really dont like, and hellish neighbours. i have no garden at all and my washing line (in a comunal area) is set up on a different level with steep steps and no gate so i ve never used it as its too dangerous to take DS (nearly 2 yrs old) and id never leave him on his own. my post code is SA1 so im 10 mins walk 2 city centre, and there is one park. buses are every 15mins to my mums (which is 15mins away by car) and i dont drive.
Me and DP went to view a house for private rent last week, its a 3 bedroom house with 2 reception rooms, huge back and front gardens, 2 fishing lakes are a walk of 5mins away, a stunning little river and contry walks at the bottom of the road, local schools and doctors etc, and very family friendly. only thing is, its 25mins away from my mums, id have to catch 2buses to get there (which is 1 every hour) there s no where to walk to from there, and bearing in mind i dont drive it could be a bit lonely and i may feel isolated. I am intending to start learning to drive whether i move or not, and for the amount of times id go in to the local town (by bus) is rare. DP maybe starting a new job which will be 10mins (by car) down the road and if he does get the job then its odd shifts etc (just mentioning that because it ll mean i am on my own then)
so there is a lot of pro's and cons the area would be great for kids (i have sort of fallen in love with the house and area lol) but im wondering if it is too big a move ???? what would you do???