Lovely mid terraced victorian house, all done up, or new build townhouse semi?

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I'm about yo buy a house but can't decide which. I'm newly single with two teenage boys who will leave home to uni in a year or two.
The terraced is a bit out of the way out of town for getting to things, the townhouse is a lot nearer town and things going on and more practical. It's four bedroomed over four floors.I love the wood burning stove in the victorian and other features but I think it may be too big for us quite soon.

I love Victorian houses, they're beautiful, but every period property I've lived in has had damp problems, insulation problems, and issues with things like plumbing, drainage, roofing, pointing, cracks, etc. None of them are that bad in isolation but when you add them all together you're left with quite an expensive list of problems which never truly rectify, no matter how much money you throw at them. Hell knows it's easy to be seduced by huge sash windows and beautiful fireplaces, but if I was buying today I don't think I'd buy Victorian.