Would you buy a house on a really ugly looking street?

[VictoriaandBump]

If you thought the house was lovely and you knew the area was safe? For background, I found out yesterday that my seller has pulled out, 4 months after I put in an offer and a week before we were due to exchange contracts. Myself and my 2 dc are now living with my mum and dad, which was supposed to be a temporary arrangement between my rental tenancy ending and my purchase going through. So I'm not sure if desperation is clouding my judgement!

This house is chain free, ready to move in, affordable and in a really safe area close to my dc school. It backs onto playing fields and is a few minutes walk from wide open countryside. It also has a lovely private garden. But, the street looks pretty run down and a bit grim. Strange layout, freestanding garages dotted about, cars parked all over. I actually rented on the next street for 9 months and must admit I was looking forward to moving away! I hated the view from my kitchen/dining room and used to keep the curtains shut. Also used to get annoyed at the parking situation but the house I'm looking at has off street parking and garage and is a lot more private/tucked away.

There's nothing else for sale in my area that I can afford and this would probable be fairly short term, 3 years or so. Had a nightmare with my last landlord so don't fancy rented again.

What do you reckon? This move has been so stressful I'm not sure I'm thinking straight!

It may not be saleable when you want to move on. Others who are not so desperate will look elsewhere. I really would hang on. I just think you will have problems down the line. Location always counts!

It does look you absolutely hate the road. I think with a house, you would need to have some feeling and emotion (positive) to have a connection with. I would see it as something like a spark at the start of a relationship. If its completely missing, then I doubt you will live to love it.

No. I love my house but I love looking outside it more

No, I probably wouldn't. We've always followed the rule of buying the worst house on the best road.

Could we see as link? It's hard to know if you are being either desperate or overly fussy! The street you described sound just how I would describe where we live, but invariably people always comment (unprompted) on what a lovely road it is when they visit for the first time! It may be just your perception.what do your parents think?

Tricky situation, it has some great advantages by the sound of it. Safe, near school, park behind which would be lovely to look out on, near countryside walks. All these things are fantastic for your dc's as they get older. Dd would love to live nearer to the park where all her mates meet.
It is just how you say you hated the view and would keep your curtains closed before. Makes it sound like it really bothered you.
Obviously with this place having a garage and parking eliminates some of what you disliked. Hard to say without seeing it but even so it seems to have so many good things going for it and a private garden. It all depends really, did the place which fell through have all these good points too or was the street it was on more important, depends on your priorities. If it didn't then this does have good points to compensate the other property but if your always going to regrett the other place, then don't entertain it.